Brazzaville—Dorothée Bendza, a health control officer, has been deployed at Brazzaville Beach since the declaration of the Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). From 8:00 to 16:00, she and her colleague screen passengers. Both are equipped with an infrared thermometer and hand sanitizer. They are on the frontline as travellers arrive from Kinshasa, along one of the busiest routes between the two capitals. “When passengers arrive, we ask them to wash their hands or provide them with hand sanitizer. Then we take their temperature,” she explains.
Kampala, Uganda:— Health leaders from across Africa have convened in Uganda’s capital for a high-level meeting to strengthen regional preparedness and cross-border collaboration in response to the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Kampala, Uganda:— Health leaders from across Africa have convened in Uganda’s capital for a high-level meeting to strengthen regional preparedness and cross-border collaboration in response to the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Kampala—The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), together with the Ministry of Health of Uganda and partners, have officially launched a centralized coordination platform to strengthen Africa's capacity to prepare for, coordinate and respond to public health emergencies.
Yola, Aisha Ibrahim watched her 18-month-old son, Dauda, play outside their home in Maliki 2 settlement, Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Just weeks earlier, he had become weak, lost weight and stopped eating.
Meeting in Dar es Salaam for the 3rd International Conference on PEN-Plus in Africa (ICPPA 2026), health experts, policymakers and partners renewed commitments to accelerate action against severe noncommunicable diseases and expand access to quality care across the African Region. They called for stronger political leadership, increased domestic investment and the scale-up of the African-led PEN-Plus model to reach the 2030 NCD targets.
At a time when late diagnosis continues to jeopardize the survival of thousands of women, the province of Huíla is taking a decisive step by strengthening cancer prevention and early detection.
WHO convened National Tuberculosis Programme managers from 20 priority African countries and key partners in Addis Ababa from 23 to 25 June 2026 to accelerate progress towards ending TB in the African Region. The meeting focuses on scaling up new WHO-validated point-of-care rapid diagnostics, improving treatment for drug-resistant TB, and strengthening supply chains to close the diagnostic gap.
Brazzaville—Africa Vaccination Week 2026 concluded under the theme “For Every Generation, Vaccines Work,” The theme is more than a slogan; it is a reality that our continent has now proven in real time — and a reminder that immunization remains one of the surest foundations of Africa’s future. The lingering question is whether we will build systems strong enough to ensure that every child, in every community, benefits from them.
In May 2026, Uganda formally closed a polio outbreak that had been detected two years earlier, marking a major public health achievement and demonstrating the power of preparedness, coordination, and rapid response.
