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…
Read moreWe, 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;
Read moreThe 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).
Read moreJoint statement by Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, and Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa The relentless fighting that has raged in Sudan since April conti…
Read moreBamako – World Health Organization (WHO) deplores the abduction of Dr Mahamadou Diawara, who was taken by unidentified assailants from his car on 23 January 2023 in the town of Menaka in northern Mali. Dr Diawara…
Read moreWe, 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), Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Regional Office for Africa United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Regional Office for Africa Have come together on the 3rd Africa Continental World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) 2021 to raising awareness and stimulating actions on the AMR governance and taking stock of progress in the region to mitigating antimicrobial resistance risks.
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes innovations around the world including repurposing drugs, traditional medicines and developing new therapies in the search for potential treatments for COVID-19.
Read moreThe Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform of Algeria has reported the country’s first case of COVID-19. Health authorities report that tests indicate that an Italian adult, who arrived in the country on 17 February 2020 has tested positive for coronavirus disease.
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