Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 20 October 2026 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia Country Office, in partnership with Plan International Ethiopia, hosted Ms. Timrhabiruk Mulugeta as the symbolic WHO Representative for a Day as part of the global Girls Takeover 2026 (#ChangeHerForecast) campaign. The initiative marked the International Day of the Girl and supported this year’s theme, “End Child Marriage and Invest in Girls’ Rights.”

Abidjan – Around 59 million children in Africa under the age of five lack the dietary diversity necessary   for healthy growth and development, making them up to 50% more likely to suffer from wasting, a life-threatening form of malnutrition. 

Many of these children consume foods from no more than two of the eight recommended food groups each day, with diets often limited to breastmilk and a starchy staple such as maize, rice or cassava.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute (EAII) are exploring a strategic partnership to harness artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies to transform health systems, improve health outcomes, strengthen emergency preparedness, and advance health security in Ethiopia and across Africa.

The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with national and regional health authorities and health partners, is scaling up emergency health response operations across Afar, Amhara and Tigray to address growing humanitarian and health needs resulting from ongoing hostilities.

Abuja—Nigeria has confirmed one imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), becoming the fifth country to detect the virus since an outbreak of the disease was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 15 May 2026. 

Abuja – More than 60 representatives from 35 diplomatic missions, United Nations agencies, development partners and media organizations gathered in Nigeria's capital for the second Health Diplomacy Dialogue convened by World Health Organization (WHO) in Nigeria.

The dialogue explored how health diplomacy can help connect Nigeria's health priorities with regional and global decision-making, while strengthening cooperation and support for nationally led health programmes.

Nairobi—The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) has deployed its Preparedness Data Exchange (PDX) platform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, strengthening the country’s access to epidemic intelligence and early-warning information to support preparedness and response to health emergencies.

Banjul, 29 September 2026 – The Gambia has validated and adopted its first National Dementia Plan 2027-2031, the first of its kind in the WHO African Region, marking a significant step towards strengthening prevention, early diagnosis, care and support for people living with dementia and their families. The milestone also offers an important example for other countries in the WHO African Region seeking to make dementia a public health priority.

Nairobi - The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Ministry of Health’s response after Kenya confirmed its second and third cases of Bundibugyo Ebola, on 14 and 16 October. The two patients, a 39-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman, are both close family members of Kenya’s first case and were already in quarantine when they fell ill. Kenya has now confirmed three cases, including one death.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 3-5 November 2026

Ethiopia is set to make history by hosting the 7th Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Global Meeting 2026, becoming the first country in Africa and the first host in the World Health Organization African Region to welcome the flagship global gathering of the Emergency Medical Teams Network.