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Brazzaville - On World Health Day 2026, under the theme “Together for Health. Stand with Science,” the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights committed individuals who use science to improve people’s lives. In the African Region, these initiatives demonstrate the concrete impact of research.

Across various health facilities in the Central River Region (CRR), The Gambia, a quiet but impactful collaboration is unfolding: one that places frontline health workers at the heart of improving health outcomes nationwide.

Ouagadougou - On World Health Day 2026, under the theme “Together for health. Stand with science,” the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights individuals using science to improve lives in the African Region.

Dr Alice Guingané, a hepato-gastroenterologist and lecturer-researcher at Joseph Ki-Zerbo University in Ouagadougou, is actively engaged in clinical research and disease surveillance. She emphasises that supporting science saves lives.

“Strong clinical trials systems are the backbone of credible research and a critical pillar of Ghana’s vaccine production agenda.”

Morogoro — Tanzania is strengthening it’s environmental health surveillance systems to better detect and prevent health risks linked to pollution. In April 2026, public health experts from Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar convened in Morogoro to develop national guidelines for monitoring environmental pollution indicators that affect public health.

Abuja, In a decisive step to accelerate Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the World Health Organization (WHO) in Nigeria, on 14 April, convened ambassadors and heads of mission for its first Ambassadorial Health Diplomacy Roundtable in Abuja.

The meeting mobilised diplomatic alignment, resources and accountability to support the Government of Nigeria’s health sector reform agenda under the Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII) and its Sector-Wide Approach, and to deliver measurable health outcomes for all.

Abuja, Twenty‑seven‑year‑old Godiya Tumba walked several kilometres with her two children to reach a temporary health outreach in Wuro Jabbe, Adamawa State. Neither child had completed routine vaccinations.

“I came because they explained why vaccines matter,” she said. “Nobody had ever told me like this before.”

Her experience reflects a wider reality across Nigeria: science saves lives only when people can access it, understand it, and trust it.

Makurdi, At the Lassa fever isolation centre in Makurdi, vigilance defines the standard of care. Every patient presenting with a persistent fever is managed carefully with enhanced infection prevention and control (IPC), not only to ensure timely and effective treatment but also to protect health workers and prevent further transmission.

São Tomé,-  15 April, 2026 will be recorded in the history of São Tomé and Príncipe as the moment when health ceased to be an exclusive responsibility of the health sector and became a commitment assumed by the entire Government. During the launch ceremony of the three national health strategies, held at the Pestana Hotel, the Interministerial Commitment Memorandum for Multisectoral Action in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention was signed – a document that puts the principle of "Health in All Policies" into practice.