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The World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Association for Suicide Prevention Ghana (GASP), organised regional workshops to strengthen the capacity of media professionals in reporting responsibly and ethically on suicide and mental health issues.

Kampala: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Uganda, with financial support from the Embassy of Belgium in Uganda, has significantly strengthened partner coordination, policy dialogue, and collective action across Uganda’s health sector throughout 2025. Belgium’s contribution enabled the WHO to convene and mobilise a wide range of health partners around national priorities, reinforcing coherence and alignment in the sector.

Abuja – Nigeria has approved its first national policy on cosmetics safety and health after nearly two decades of stalled attempts. The policy was launched at the Sixty sixth National Council on Health in Calabar. It establishes a clear system to regulate how cosmetic products are manufactured, imported, sold, used and disposed of.

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As part of International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) core capacities, the Ministry of Health Tanzania is intensifying efforts to strengthen infection prevention and control (IPC) through the nationwide implementation of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) surveillance in health facilities.

Angola has taken a decisive step towards strengthening national health security by completing the 2025 State Party Annual Report (SPAR), a central instrument of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005).

Nairobi - Kenya is taking a significant step toward strengthening its emergency response capacity, becoming the second country in Africa to develop a military emergency medical team.

The Kenya Defence Forces, the Ministry of Health, and the World Health Organization held a two-day Governance Orientation Workshop this week to advance the development of the country's first Type 2 emergency medical team, a specialised unit capable of providing advanced medical care in the aftermath of disasters and disease outbreaks.

Nairobi - For the first time, Kenya has measured how children under five are growing, learning, and developing as part of a major national health survey, a move that could reshape how the country designs and delivers support for its youngest citizens.

Morogoro – Tanzania is taking a decisive step to strengthen its frontline health workforce by introducing a Standardized Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) Content Addendum for preservice training programs. This initiative will ensure that every graduate in Health and Allied Sciences and Community Health Worker (CHW) programs enters the workforce equipped with essential skills in case detection, reporting, data analysis, outbreak investigation, emergency preparedness, and risk communication.

Jimma, Ethiopia | 27 February 2026 — Jimma University is advancing national efforts in Ethiopia to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the Local Production of Antibiotic Disc (LoPAD) project, an innovative initiative supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) under the Leap Engage Accelerate Disrupt (LEAD) Innovation Challenge Program.