Kampala—It is Sunday, but Dr Chris Opesen’s day started at 05:30. Chris, an anthropologist at WHO’s country office in Uganda, is part of the rapid response team working on the ground to curb the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. He is up early because he has been called by local government authorities in Kampala to support the reintegration of Lilian* into her home and community today.
Kampala, Uganda:— Health leaders from across Africa have convened in Uganda’s capital for a high-level meeting to strengthen regional preparedness and cross-border collaboration in response to the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Kampala, Uganda:— Health leaders from across Africa have convened in Uganda’s capital for a high-level meeting to strengthen regional preparedness and cross-border collaboration in response to the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Kampala—The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), together with the Ministry of Health of Uganda and partners, have officially launched a centralized coordination platform to strengthen Africa's capacity to prepare for, coordinate and respond to public health emergencies.
Yola, Aisha Ibrahim watched her 18-month-old son, Dauda, play outside their home in Maliki 2 settlement, Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Just weeks earlier, he had become weak, lost weight and stopped eating.
Meeting in Dar es Salaam for the 3rd International Conference on PEN-Plus in Africa (ICPPA 2026), health experts, policymakers and partners renewed commitments to accelerate action against severe noncommunicable diseases and expand access to quality care across the African Region. They called for stronger political leadership, increased domestic investment and the scale-up of the African-led PEN-Plus model to reach the 2030 NCD targets.
At a time when late diagnosis continues to jeopardize the survival of thousands of women, the province of Huíla is taking a decisive step by strengthening cancer prevention and early detection.
Brazzaville—Africa Vaccination Week 2026 concluded under the theme “For Every Generation, Vaccines Work,” The theme is more than a slogan; it is a reality that our continent has now proven in real time — and a reminder that immunization remains one of the surest foundations of Africa’s future. The lingering question is whether we will build systems strong enough to ensure that every child, in every community, benefits from them.
In May 2026, Uganda formally closed a polio outbreak that had been detected two years earlier, marking a major public health achievement and demonstrating the power of preparedness, coordination, and rapid response.
Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo—Behind the blue walls of Bunia Central Prison, where more than 2000 inmates live in close quarters, an Ebola isolation and care unit has been established to provide safe clinical care, protect the health of inmates and staff, and help prevent the spread of the virus as the health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo work to end the ongoing Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak.
