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On a warm morning in Chembe Village, along the shimmering shores of Lake Malawi in Cape Maclear, laughter travels faster than the breeze. It belongs to two inseparable friends Caroline and Madalitso—whose bond is as strong as their shared courage.

At Makawa Primary School, where more than 5,000 children fill classrooms each day, the morning of 24 March 2026, the first day in Malawi’s round 1 nationwide polio vaccination campaign, carried a quiet urgency and a powerful sense of hope.

Kampala, Uganda: For many years, the Busoga sub-region struggled with some of the weakest health outcomes in Uganda. Mothers gave birth in overcrowded rooms, clinics lacked basic equipment, and young people had little access to reliable information about their bodies and well-being. The situation was especially difficult in the five districts of Bugiri, Buyende, Iganga, Kamuli, and Mayuge.

The Ministry of Health, through the National Directorate of Public Health (DNSP), in partnership with the World Health Organisation, is holding a national training workshop on electronic surveillance, taking place from 22 to 27 April in Luanda. The initiative focuses on the use of eSurv Companion, a digital tool that strengthens surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases and the monitoring of post-vaccination adverse events.

Maputo – The Ndlavela Health Center, in the municipality of Matola, hosted yesterday the official launch ceremony for the provision of Lenacapavir (LEN) administration services, an alternative drug for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Led by the Ministry of Health (MISAU), the event—which marks a significant step forward in Mozambique’s response to the HIV epidemic—brought together government representatives, local authorities, partners, health professionals, civil society organizations, and community members.

By: Dr. Nzuzi Katondi, WHO Malaria Officer

In the far north-east of South Africa, malaria once returned quietly with every rainy season. Communities in border areas of KwaZulu-Natal, close to Mozambique and Eswatini, faced recurring fever, illness and uncertainty. For frontline health workers, it was often difficult to predict which villages would be affected next.

Today, that picture is changing.

Driven to End Malaria: Now We Can. Now We Must.

25 April 2026, Pretoria | On this World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization in South Africa, joins the Department of Health reaffirming a shared commitment to end malaria as a public health threat.

Lusaka, Zambia 21 April 2026