Ghana kick starts polio vaccination campaign
The Government of Ghana, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), has...
Alleviating Public Health Threats through Meaningful Partnerships in Rwanda
Download logoIt has been over two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) sounded the alarm on COVID-19. In March 2020, the virus Rwanda...
Ghana Declares End of Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
Download logoGhana today declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak that was confirmed nearly two months ago. It was the first time...
World Health Organization (WHO) Malawi Country Office holds a 2022 Staff...
Download logoThe World Health Organization (WHO) Malawi Country Office’s (WCO) team of 64 staff members converged in the lakeshore district of Mangochi from 10...
Africa’s top health forum opens to tackle major challenges
The President of the Republic of Togo, H.E President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé opened the Seventy-second session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee...
African health ministers endorse new strategy to curb chronic disease crisis
Download logoWith the burden of cardiovascular disease, mental and neurological disorders and diabetes rising in the region, African health ministers today endorsed a new...
African Health Ministers Launch Drive to Curb Sickle Cell Disease Toll
Download logoAfrican health ministers today launched a campaign to ramp up awareness, bolster prevention and care to curb the toll of sickle cell disease,...
Transforming Africa’s health system in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
As Africa strives to recover from the deepfelt impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities and experts gathering this week for the Seventy-second session...
African Union and World Health Organization (WHO) Urge Swift Action Against...
Download logoThe African Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) today called for immediate and comprehensive measures to end the significant toll of tuberculosis...
African Health Ministers Adopt New Regional Strategy to Transform Health Security
Download logoSpurred by the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fragile health systems, African health ministers this week adopted a new eight-year strategy...
