For Meseret Gelaw, a mother in Furustale village of Jimma town in Oromia region, ensuring that her 8-month-old son receives every necessary vaccine is a matter of life and health. 

“I want my child to grow up healthy, free from diseases like polio. When I heard about the vaccination campaign, I made sure he was among the first to receive the polio vaccine,” Meseret shared, holding her son tightly after the procedure.

Dar es Salaam: Tanzania commemorated World Health Day 2025 with a vibrant national event themed “Let’s Talk Health”, spotlighting the country’s progress in public health and reaffirming commitments to inclusive, sustainable health for all.

Freetown, Sierra Leone – April 2025 – As part of World Health Day 2025 commemorations, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS), with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), convened a high-level National Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) Steering Committee meeting under the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures.” The national sub-theme “Tackling the Public Health Emergency of Preventable Maternal and Child Mortality” reflects Sierra Leone’s renewed efforts to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths.

Every year, Liberia joins the rest of the world on April 7th to commemorate World Health Day, which marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) and serves as an opportunity to raise awareness on pressing health issues. Under the theme “Healthy beginnings, Hopeful futures”, the national observance took place in Bentol City, Montserrado County, bringing together government officials, international partners, health professionals, students and community members to advocate for investment and collective action in maternal and newborn health.

Brazzaville – Africa faces a chronic shortage of oral health workers due to underinvestment, leaving millions of people without adequate care and vulnerable to preventable oral diseases, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) workforce fact sheet on oral health released today. 

Disease outbreaks in Uganda are not a new phenomenon, with diseases of epidemic potential reported almost every year.  From Ebola, Marburg, yellow fever, measles and cholera, to mention a few, the country has seen them all and, in the process, built a resilient health system capable of detecting and containing them in record time. 

Freetown, 7 April 2025 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Sierra Leone, joined the global community to commemorate World Health Day 2025 under the theme: "Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures a Call to Action to strengthen systems and partnerships that ensure every woman and newborn survives and thrives. 

Kampala, Uganda. Ireland’s Minister for International Development and Diaspora, Neale Richmond TD, has announced €1 million contribution to support the World Health Organization (WHO)-led efforts to tackle the outbreak of the Sudan virus disease (SVD) as part of the UN Uganda Emergency Appeal. This will be used to support surveillance, infection prevention and control, and risk communication for communities. This collaboration will help to strengthen the government national response capacity and ensure a timely end to the outbreak.