WHO launches new global guidelines to create healthier school food environments
Nairobi—The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched the WHO Guidelines on Policies and Interventions to Create Healthy School Food Environments, providing countries with evidence-based recommendations to improve the quality, safety and nutritional value of foods and beverages provided, served or sold in schools.
WHO Regional Director for Africa to Visit Ghana for High-Level Health Engagements
Accra, Ghana
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohammed Janabi, will undertake an official visit to Ghana from 26 to 27 January 2026 for a series of high-level engagements aimed at advancing Ghana’s health sector priorities and strengthening Africa’s health sovereignty agenda.
Ethiopia declares end of first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak
Around 1.3 million people affected by severe flooding in Southern Africa
Drought leaves over two million vulnerable to health and nutrition crises in Kenya
Nairobi—Over two million people across Kenya are facing worsening food insecurity following one of the driest October to December 2025 rainy seasons on record. The prolonged drought has led to rising rates of malnutrition, increased risk of disease outbreaks, and disrupted access to essential health services.
Tanzania strengthens oral health services through strategic partnership with WHO and WHO Collaborating Centres in Japan
Dar es Salaam—More Tanzanians are gaining access to essential oral health services, which is bringing the country closer to its goal of 45% oral health service coverage by 2030 and strengthening Universal Health Coverage (UHC) at the primary care level.
Kenya launches national cervical cancer elimination action plan 2026–2030
Nairobi—The Government of Kenya has launched the National Cervical Cancer Elimination Action Plan 2026-2030, a five-year strategy developed with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) to accelerate the prevention, early detection and treatment of cervical cancer.
Effective Implementation of Tobacco Control Proclamations Requires Robust Enforcement and Strong Multisectoral Collaboration
Ethiopia is accelerating the implementation of its Tobacco Control Proclamation through strengthened enforcement systems and coordinated multisectoral action, with the World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia Country Office playing a central role in translating policy into practice and supporting national institutions to protect communities from the harms of tobacco use.
WHO Ethiopia Leads by Example in Transition to New Business Management System
WHO Ethiopia successfully initiated its transition to the state-of-the-art Business Management System (BMS) on 13 January 2026 by completing the first travel and expense approval through the new SAP Concur platform.
Professor Francis Kasolo, WHO Ethiopia Representative a.i. and Director of the WHO Liaison Office to the African Union and UNECA, made the inaugural approval on the BMS using SAP Concur, which manages end-to-end travel processes through an online, self-service booking system.
“A national milestone in women’s health”- as Ethiopia concludes Month-Long Cervical Cancer Campaign with Record-Breaking Results
Over 275,000 women screened, target exceeded by 103%, and thousands of precancerous lesions treated on the spot.
Addis Ababa, 14 January 2026 – Ethiopia has celebrated the successful closure of an unprecedented month-long cervical cancer screening and treatment campaign in six selected regions, achieving and surpassing almost every target set just 30 days earlier.