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Dr Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa and Dr Adesina, President of the African Development Bank

WHO-AfDB cooperation: Dr Moeti and Dr Adesina agree on a number of financing priorities for health in Africa

Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), 9 November 2016 – The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti and the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akimwumi Adesina, have agreed on priority health programmes for potential future cooperation between the Bank and WHO.

Le Premier Ministre ivoirien en compagnie du Président de la BAD, de la Directrice régionale de lOMS et des différents ministres de la santé et des Finances des pays invités

Dr Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, advocates building resilient health systems, increasing investments for health and mobilizing domestic resources in African countries

Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), 7 November 2016 – At the opening of the Ministerial Dialogue that brought together African ministers of health and finance, hosted by the African Development Bank at its headquarters in Abidjan on the theme: “From Ebola to Zika; how prepared are we and wh

Dr Matshidiso Moeti

WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti urges for more people to be able to do psychological first aid during emergencies in the African Region

Brazzaville, 7 October 2016 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, is urging countries in the African Region to train more people to be able to perform psychological first aid during emergencies.

Dr Moeti proposes actions to address fake medical products

Regional strategy on regulation of medical products adopted

Dr Moeti duing visit to President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso

WHO celebrates more than 40 years of success in the control of onchocerciasis or "river blindness"

Ouagadougou, 15 July 2016 – WHO celebrates, from 14 to 15 July 2016, more than 40 years of success in the control of onchocerciasis or "river blindness", a parasitic disease whose vector is an insect that reproduces itself in water.