Dr Kimambo welcomed as new acting Country Representative to Kenya

CS Hon. Aden Duale with Dr Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo, WHO Kenya acting Representative

Nairobi—Dr Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo, the new acting WHO Representative to Kenya, held her first official meeting with Cabinet Secretary for Health Honourable Aden Duale on 4 February 2026. The meeting set the agenda for 2026 and reaffirmed WHO's commitment to supporting the Ministry of Health.

Empowering Local Health Systems for Sustainable Impact: Inside Uganda's Push to Strengthen District Health Leadership

WHO Staff members conducting a community engagement activity during the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak

Across the winding corridors of district health offices in Uganda, a quiet but profound transformation is taking place. It is not marked by grand announcements or sweeping reforms, but by the steady, deliberate strengthening of the systems that keep communities healthy.

Guided by the World Health Organization's District Health Management Team (DHM), district teams are steadily redefining what it means to deliver resilient, people-centered healthcare, one dataset, one mentorship session, and one emergency response at a time.

Turning Plans into Protection: Improving Capacity for Better Leprosy Case Management and Mass Drug Administration in Limpopo Province of South Africa

Moderated discussion during the workshop
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Office for South Africa in collaboration with the National Department of Health (NDoH) and the Limpopo Provincial Department of Health, conducted an integrated Leprosy Case Management and Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Training Workshop in Tzaneen, Limpopo Province, from 26 to 28 January 2026.

Strengthening Public Health Security at South Africa’s Borders: First Frontline FETP Cohort Graduates

Graduates celebrate completion of the training
The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the National Department of Health (NDoH), and the Border Management Authority (BMA) successfully concluded South Africa’s first ever Field Epidemiology Training Programme (FETP) for Points of Entry (PoE) Frontline staff from 26–30 January 2026 in Johannesburg.

Neglected Tropical Diseases: an urgent challenge for Angola's health and development

NTD in Angola

By: Dr. Nzuzi Katondi, WHO Neglected Tropical Diseases Officer in Angola

 

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (NTD), marked every year on January 30, is an opportunity to reflect on a public health problem that continues to affect millions of people around the world and thousands of Angolans, especially in the most vulnerable communities.

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2026

NTD stakeholders from National, Provincial and Partners joining together for the national strategic plan for soil-transmitted helminth infections and schistosomiasis in South Africa.

Pretoria—World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day provides an important opportunity to reaffirm our collective commitment to ending diseases that continue to affect the most vulnerable and marginalized communities. NTD are preventable, treatable and, in many cases, entirely eliminable. Yet globally they still affect more than one billion people, imposing an unacceptable burden of illness, disability, stigma and lost opportunity.