News Releases

14 August 2026 | Ebola Disease Emergencies

Central African Republic hosts cross-border consultation on the risk of Bundibugyo virus disease

On 14 August 2026 in Bangui, the World Health Organization opened a high-level cross-border meeting bringing together the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Uganda to address the threat of Bundibugyo virus disease. The five countries committed to harmonizing alert mechanisms, strengthening surveillance at points of entry and engaging border communities in preparedness and response.

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13 August 2026 | Health Workforce

Zambia and Kenya recognized for progress in strengthening health workforce data

Johannesburg, South Africa – Zambia and Kenya have been recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa for outstanding progress in strengthening the availability and reporting of health work…

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22 July 2026 | Polio

Women football stars team up to kick polio out of Africa

Just days before the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) kicks off, African women footballers are calling on leaders across the continent to renew their political commitment, sustain investment and take collective action to protect every child from polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases

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21 July 2026 | Noncommunicable Diseases

Access to care for severe chronic diseases in Africa growing: new report

More than 170 000 people have been attending health facilities offering PEN-Plus services across 20 African countries during the three years of implementation of the PEN-Plus Regional Strategy, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa.

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17 July 2026 | Health Systems Strengthening

Nine African countries develop roadmaps to transform health professions education

Dakar, 17 July 2026 – Nine African countries have developed costed national roadmaps to strengthen health professions education and ensure that future health workers acquire the competencies needed to respond to evolving…

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16 July 2026 | Ebola Disease

Uganda begins countdown to end of Ebola outbreak

Uganda has today entered the 42-day countdown to the end of its Ebola outbreak after the last confirmed case tested negative for the virus for a second time and was discharged from care, marking an important milestone in the country's response.

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27 June 2026

WHO, Africa CDC launch Continental Incident Management Support Team to strengthen coordination for Ebola outbreak response

Kampala—The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), together with the Ministry of Health of Uganda and partners, have offici…

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26 June 2026

WHO Cabo Verde Contributes to Pilot Testing of New Regional Health District Management Training Package

The WHO Country Office in Cabo Verde participated in a capacity building to São Tomé and Príncipe as part of the pilot phase of the new Health District Management Team (HDMT) Training Package developed by WHO AFRO in col…

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