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Early detection of public health threats requires continuous capacity strengthening to detect early and monitor outbreaks and to build effective disease surveillance systems. The Ministry of Health rolled out the third edition of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response guidelines in all 29 districts, using the One Health disease surveillance approach.

Pretoria | 7 June 2026 

On World Food Safety Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), join South Africa and the global community in recognising that safe food is essential for good health, good nutrition, decent livelihoods, fair trade and public trust in the food system. Every meal should nourish people, not put them at risk.

Lusaka, Zambia - The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over critical Ebola preparedness equipment and supplies to the Government of the Republic of Zambia, reinforcing national capacity to detect and respond to emerging public health threats.

The consignment includes personal protective equipment (PPE), laboratory reagents, infection prevention and control materials, and specimen transportation supplies to support preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other viral hemorrhagic fevers. 

Monrovia, Liberia – Following a confirmed yellow fever case in Porkpa District, Grand Cape Mount County, the Grand Cape Mount County Health Team, with support from World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health, conducted a reactive yellow fever vaccination campaign in Grand Cape Mount and Gbarpolu counties.

Maseru— Lesotho is charting a new path towards improved mental health care following the validation of its National Mental Health Policy on 20 May 2026, a key milestone in the country’s efforts to strengthen its health system and support the well-being of its population.

Samburu County, Kenya - In Lolmolong village, in Samburu County in northern Kenya, Neshoo Leaungokiok laboured through the night, far from the nearest health facility.

With no transport available and a six-hour journey on foot to reach care, she had no choice but to give birth at home, assisted only by a traditional birth attendant. In this remote part of Kenya, long distances, difficult terrain and insecurity continue to limit access to skilled care during childbirth, placing mothers and newborns at significant risk.

But this time, help arrived.

The recent declaration of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda has reinforced the need for countries across the African region to remain vigilant and prepared. Although Ghana has not recorded any case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the country is taking proactive measures to strengthen its readiness to detect, respond to, and contain any potential threat.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened a training on the Prevention and Response to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PRSEAH) in Accra as part of efforts to strengthen safe accountable implementation Ghana’s Pandemic Fund Project.

Praia, Cabo Verde. As part of efforts to strengthen the partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) and China, the WHO team in Cabo Verde paid a visit to the Chinese Ambassador in the country on 29 May to align new areas of cooperation in the health sector.

During the meeting, the potential for collaboration between the two institutions was highlighted, as well as China’s important role in supporting sustainable health outcomes in Cabo Verde.

Juba - Today, Hon. Adut Salva Kiir, Senior Presidential Envoy on Special Programmes in South Sudan, alongside the Minister of Health, Hon. Luke Thompson Thoan and the WHO Representative for South Sudan, Dr Humphrey Karamagi, visited the National Public Health Institute (NPHI), and the Infectious Disease Unit (IDU) in Juba to strengthen emergency preparedness and response capacity in the context of the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease (BVD) outbreak in the region.