How DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak became a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
On 17 July 2019, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the...
Only Ghana has eliminated trachoma in Africa
Even though the number of people at risk of trachoma which is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, has...
Somalia: Campaign aims to vaccinate 1 million children against polio
Health authorities rolled out a polio campaign yesterday in Puntland and Somaliland to vaccinate more than 940 000 children under...
From DR Congo, Ebola spreads to Uganda
The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) have confirmed a case of Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda....
Every year, tobacco kills at least 8 million people
On World Tobacco Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is drawing attention to the damage caused by tobacco to lung...
Algeria certified malaria-free by WHO
Algeria, a country in North Africa, was today certified malaria-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The certification is granted...
Liberia’s former president and Lady Gaga’s mother named WHO Ambassadors
The World Health Organization this week announced the appointment of four new goodwill ambassadors, from the fields of sports, politics...
WHO is introducing another experimental Ebola vaccine in DR Congo
To address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), WHO’s Strategic Advisory...
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo worsening while support lags
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, have concluded...
New report calls for urgent action to avert antimicrobial resistance crisis
The United Nations, international agencies and experts have released a groundbreaking report demanding immediate, coordinated and ambitious action to avert a...
