1. WHO Africa
  2. Media Centre

Featured news

Ethiopia Launched National Strategy to Combat Substandard and Falsified Medical Products (2026–2030)

Ethiopia Launched National Strategy to Combat Substandard and Falsified Medical Products (2026–2030)

The Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) officially launched the National Strategy for Combating Substandard and Falsified (SF) Medical Products (2026–2030) at a high-level

Read more »
desparasitação

Protecting children to promote learning in Angola: Results of the National School Deworming Campaign

In Angola, schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmit

Read more »
uhc

Angola reinforces commitment to Financial Protection for Universal Health Coverage

Read more »
Members states renew commitments on diphtheria response across Africa

Members states renew commitments on diphtheria response across Africa

As diphtheria continues to threaten lives across eight Member States in Africa, Ministers of Health have renewed their political commitment to halt the resurgence of this vaccine-preventable disease.
Read more »
Anti-microbiana

WHO technical mission supports strategies for preventing and controlling antimicrobial resistance in Angola

Angola strengthened the institutional capacity of

Read more »
Health as the foundation for development: Building Zambia’s health future together

Health as the foundation for development: Building Zambia’s health future together

Dr Lasuba’s courtesy call on Hon. Moses F. Moyo, Second Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia

Read more »
Seychelles’ first consignment of medicines arrives in the country

Seychelles leads the way in regional pooled procurement of essential medicines

Victoria—The African Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Pooled Procurement Initiative has been awarded the 2025 SIDS Partnership Award in the economic catego

Read more »
African Small Island States win Global UN Award for transforming access to essential medicines

African Small Island States win Global UN Award for transforming access to essential medicines

Across clinics in Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles, Cabo Verde, Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe—collectively known as Africa’s Small Island Developing States (SIDS)—access to essential medicines is beginning to change.
Read more »