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. 

Kajiado - More Kenyan women and newborns are dying not because they can't reach a health facility, but because of the quality of care they receive once they get there. That is the finding underlying the governments 2024 Quality of Care and Human Resources for Health Assessment.

Bissau— Two months after the first case was confirmed, the country has recorded 10 confirmed cases and no deaths. Health teams are intensifying active case finding and contact monitoring, with technical support from the World Health Organization.

Two months into the outbreak

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 26 August 2026: Ethiopia's Minister of Health, Dr. Mekdes Daba Feyssa, has been elected Chairperson of the 76th Session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa (RC76), currently taking place in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa—Around 385 million people in the African region are pushed into or deeper into poverty each year due to out-of-pocket expenditure on health. At the same time, governments are facing growing national financial pressures as public spending stagnates, debt burden increases and external assistance declines.

Addis Ababa—Ministers of health from Africa today endorsed the Africa Health Workforce Agenda 2026–2035, committing to plan, educate, employ and retain 3 million additional health workers by 2035 in a landmark effort to strengthen health systems and ensure more people across the continent have access to quality health services when and where they need them.