Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control (DPC)

The WHO/AFRO Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control (DPC) Cluster was established in 2025 to better integrate the AFRO disease prevention and control programmes within a health system strengthening framework, through a data-centric, results-focused and integrated cluster management approach.

What we do

  • Lead the prevention and control of communicable and noncommunicable diseases.
  • Strengthen immunization and vaccine-preventable disease programmes.
  • Coordinate the response to HIV, TB, hepatitis and STIs.

Our team

Dr IMPOUMA Benido

Dr IMPOUMA Benido

Director, Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control (DPC)

Dr Benido Impouma took up the office of Director, Communicable and Noncommunicable Cluster in 2021. He is responsible for coordinating and leading the programmes on HIV/TB, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, noncommunicable diseases, vaccine-preventable diseases and tropical and vector-borne diseases.

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Newsletters

Scaling up PEN‑Plus: expanding life-saving care for severe noncommunicable diseases in Africa PEN-PLUS: Delivering Healthcare and Hope to People Living with Severe Noncommunicable Diseases in Africa Second international conference on PEN-Plus in Africa (ICPPA 2025) Responding to communicable and noncommunicable diseases: 2025 report

Events

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7 July 2026

The Mwele Malecela Mentorship Programme – Cohort IV

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The 3rd International Conference on PEN-Plus in Africa (ICPPA 2026)

23 June 2026

The Mwele Malecela Mentorship Programme – Cohort III

26 May 2026

Call for Experts Technical Advisory Group on Noncommunicable Diseases in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region

10 September 2025