Nigeria advances early childhood development through primary health care

A child being measured at a heart care facility

Abuja – Every month at the Primary Health Care Centre in Ugbor, Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State, in southern Nigeria, mothers gather with their babies for routine immunization and growth monitoring services. Among them is Mrs Shegu Ritawaits who arrived one morning with her eight-month-old child expecting a routine clinic visit.

Health ministers adopt framework to safeguard Africa's polio gains

Health ministers adopt framework to safeguard Africa's polio gains
African ministers of health and high-level representatives today adopted a 10-year plan to sustain polio eradication efforts by strengthening national health systems and reaffirmed commitment to protect decades of investment towards a polio-free continent.

Ethiopia Hosts RC76 as Leaders Call for Accelerated Action for Health Across Africa

Ethiopia Hosts RC76 as Leaders Call for Accelerated Action for Health Across Africa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25 August 2026 - The 76th Session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa (RC76) officially opened in Addis Ababa, bringing together Ministers of Health, senior government officials, WHO leadership, and development partners from across the African Region to advance the continent's health agenda. The session serves as WHO Africa's highest governing body, where Member States review progress, adopt policies, and set regional health priorities. 

WHO donates mobile laboratory to strengthen Uganda’s outbreak preparedness

The WHO Representative to Uganda, Dr Kasonde Mwinga handing over the keys of the mobile laboratory to the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health, Dr Diana Atwine.

Kampala – TheWorld Health Organization (WHO), with funding support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), has handed over a Truck-Mounted Mobile Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory valued at over half a million US Dollars to the Government of Uganda, marking a significant investment in the country’s capacity to detect and respond to outbreaks of Ebola and other highly infectious diseases.