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Kenya’s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) have reaffirmed their partnership to strengthen the country’s medicines regulatory system ahead of a key global assessment. Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni hosted a WHO delegation led by Acting Representative Dr. Adiele Onyeze to review Kenya’s progress and preparations for an upcoming WHO onsite […]
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11 countries have eliminated an NTD since the start of 2024, bringing the global total to 56 countries and maintaining an incredible pace of progress in disease elimination Mauritania and Papua New Guinea have officially announced the elimination of trachoma, an eye disease responsible for most cases of infectious blindness in the world, as a […]
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The unified stance from the World Health Organization’s African Member States signals strengthened regional resolve and global collaboration to tackle emerging drug resistance Today, at a landmark side event during the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) joined African Member States in supporting a united call to prevent, detect and respond to […]
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Health Innovations are Coming: Philanthropists Can Help Realize Their Potential As someone who works in the philanthropy sector, I am encouraged by two new trends. The first is a shift in international assistance for health in Africa. Increasingly, global organizations – including the Gates Foundation – are providing resources directly to African scientists and institutions. […]
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1. More than half the world is facing high measles risk, WHO says More than half of the world’s countries will be at a high or very high risk of measles outbreaks by the end of the year unless urgent action is taken, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Measles is a highly contagious, airborne virus […]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its annual World Malaria Report, providing a comprehensive analysis of global malaria control and elimination trends. According to the report, malaria remains a deadly threat to millions of people worldwide, revealing a significant global increase in malaria cases, reaching 249 million in 2022—7% higher than pre-pandemic levels. The […]
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The World Health Organization (WHO), together with UN Women, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the United Nations Development Programme launched the RESPECT Women website, a new online one-stop platform that aims to drive concrete actions – in policies and programmes – to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. “Violence against […]
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The Platform will make an initial €1.5 billion available to low- and low-and-middle income countries in concessional loans and grants to expand the reach and scope of their primary health care services In a landmark development aimed at investing in and strengthening essential, climate and crisis-resilient primary health care services in low- and low-and-middle income […]
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By Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall, Director of Neglected Tropical Diseases Department at WHO. On my first World NTD Day since being appointed Director of WHO’s Global Program for Neglected Tropical Diseases, I feel at once the great honour of my position, at the head, so to speak, of a truly global movement and community, as […]
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The WHO Foundation launches Health Emergency Appeal for the drought crises in the Sahel and greater Horn of Africa US$ 186.7M is required by WHO to deliver urgent healthcare to people in the Sahel and Horn of Africa facing extreme food shortages and malnutrition caused by, drought, conflict, and rising international food prices With more […]
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