Brazzaville – In 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer. This was a historic moment, at which all WHO Member States committed to eliminating cancer. This commitment offered hope to many women around the world. Around 660 000 new cases and some 350 000 deaths from this cancer occur annually, most of which are in low- and middle-income countries, which bear the burden of the highest rates of cervical cancer…
Brazzaville - My heart goes out to the women and girls who have suffered from the deep-rooted cultural and traditional sensitivities surrounding Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This sensitive issue affects not only The Gambia but more than 200 million girls and women alive today who have undergone FGM in 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, where FGM is most prevalent.[1]
Evidence shows that FGM has no health benefits. Instead, it causes harm, including poor wound healing,…
We, the Ministers of Health of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda and partners, meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on 13 April 2024;
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), and the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO EMRO)extend their profound appreciation to the United Kingdom government for the recent announcement of its transformative commitment to enhancing global health made during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The United Kingdom's dedication to addressing the world's most…
We, the Africa Regional Directors of
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for Africa
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for Near East and North Africa
World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for Africa
World Health Organization (WHO),…
Butembo, 30 April 2019—World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, have concluded a visit to Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was in Butembo on 19 April that WHO epidemiologist Dr Richard Mouzoko was killed by armed men while he and colleagues were working on the Ebola response.
“Dr Mouzoko’s death moved me profoundly. On this mission, he was on my mind the whole time as we met…
Advancing the cervical cancer elimination agenda in the African region
Statement by the Regional Director on the attempt to repeal the law banning female genital mutilation in The Gambia
United in the fight against MPOX in Africa
Africa CDC & WHO welcome UK’s support to address health challenges
Directors of Africa Regional Institutions for the Continental World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021 - Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is Our Shared Responsibility
Statement from WHO High-Level Mission to Butembo, DRC: Ebola situation worsening while support lags