In a vibrant celebration to mark World Oral Health Day, March 20, the Angolan Ministry of Health brought together specialists, health professionals, and members of civil society, academia, and the private sector at the Chimbicato Maternal and Child Center in Luanda to assess the current state of oral healt

Brazzaville – The African region has recorded the steepest decline globally in tuberculosis (TB) deaths since 2015, despite falling short of key milestones to significantly lower the burden of the disease and end its toll on health and lives.

Deaths from TB fell by 42% between 2015 and 2023 while cases declined by 24% over the same period, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Report 2024. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed its commitment to improving nutrition services, working with the Ghana Health Service and partners to adapt and provide printed copies of the revised Essential Nutrition Actions (ENAs) Package. The revised ENA marks a significant step in ensuring that frontline health workers have the necessary tools to implement comprehensive nutrition interventions at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level.

Ethiopia has taken a significant step in strengthening its public health emergency response capacity with the successful completion of the 3rd cohort African Volunteers Health Corps - Strengthening and Utilizing Response Groups for Emergencies Corps (AVoHC-SURGE) Onboarding Training in Adama city 13th January to 13th February 2025.

Freetown, 19 March 2025 – With 115 confirmed Mpox cases in Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the National Public Health Agency (NPHA) and with support from WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Africa CDC, and other health partners, has launched a nationwide Mpox vaccination campaign. The launch event brought together paramount and community chiefs, civil society representatives, the media, nurses, vaccinators, senior leadership of the Ministry of Health and NPHA, and key stakeholders from the health sector. 

In a landmark collaboration to promote health equity for mobile and displaced populations, the World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the National Department of Health (NDOH), conducted a week-long Health System Review and an Agenda initiative focused on health, migration, and displacement in South Africa.

Dar es Salaam -Tanzania is currently facing a critical challenge with one of the highest road traffic death rates in sub-Saharan Africa, at 16 deaths per 100,000 people. Many of these fatalities and disabilities could be prevented with timely emergency care. However, the country faces critical gaps in its emergency response system, including a lack of structured coordination, absence of formal emergency medical services, and no centralized dispatch system.

In a significant move to tackle the cholera outbreak, over 20 data management professionals received specialized training in Luanda today. This initiative is part of the national effort to control and combat the devastating cholera epidemic.

WHO Zambia has partnered with Prudential Zambia to launch the Health Facility Solar Installation Project, a groundbreaking initiative that marks the first collaboration between WHO Zambia and the private sector.

This pioneering project has been made possible through the generous support of the Prudence Foundation, the community development arm of Prudential PLC. The foundation has disbursed US$100,000 for installing solar panels in up to eight selected health facilities across Zambia.

The World Health Organization (WHO) joined the Ministry of Health and other Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) stakeholders in Uganda to launch the 2025 National Sanitation Week under the theme "Sanitation for Dignity and Inclusiveness." The launch took place in Katanga, on the outskirts of Kampala city.