Brazzaville - My heart goes out to the women and girls who have suffered from the deep-rooted cultural and traditional sensitivities surrounding Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This sensitive issue affects not only The Gambia but more than 200 million girls and women alive today who have undergone FGM in 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, where FGM is most prevalent.[1]
We, the Ministers of Health of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda and partners, meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on 13 April 2024;
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), and the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO EMRO)extend their profound appreciation to the United Kingdom government for the recent announcement of its transformative commitment to enhancing global health made during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
We, the Africa Regional Directors of
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for Africa
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for Near East and North Africa
World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for Africa
World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for Eastern…
Dr Tedros and Dr Moeti traveled to Butembo to express their gratitude and show support to WHO and partner organization staff, while also assessing the next steps needed to strengthen both security and the Ebola response effort.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is deeply concerned about the recent attacks on the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-run Ebola treatment centres on 24 February in Katwa and on 27 February in Butembo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Statement by the Regional Director on the attempt to repeal the law banning female genital mutilation in The Gambia
United in the fight against MPOX in Africa
Africa CDC & WHO welcome UK’s support to address health challenges
Directors of Africa Regional Institutions for the Continental World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021 - Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is Our Shared Responsibility
Statement from WHO High-Level Mission to Butembo, DRC: Ebola situation worsening while support lags
WHO expresses concern over damage to Ebola treatment facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo