From helicopter-supported vaccination teams navigating the rugged mountains of Kunene to retired nurses returning to service to protect children, Namibia’s third round of the national polio outbreak response campaign dem…
Read moreAfrica is producing more health workers than ever before, yet millions of people still lack access to care; hundreds of thousands of trained health professionals are unable to find jobs; and many of them are migrating. A deliberate shift linking education, employment, retention, quality, productivity and investment is needed to alter the paradox of growing health personnel numbers and unmet needs, a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds.
Read morePraia, Cabo Verde. The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Ministry of Health, through the Coordination Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CCAD), the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) an…
Read moreAfrica’s routine immunization programmes are delivering measurable public health impact at scale, with millions of lives saved, and families and communities protected from the devastation of vaccine-preventable diseases.
Read morePraia, Cabo Verde. WHO technical experts convened to advance a training package for health district management teams, with active contributions from Cabo Verde and a strong focus on primary health care, integrated servic…
Read moreBrazzaville - On World Health Day 2026, under the theme “Together for Health. Stand with Science,” the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights committed individuals who use science to improve people’s lives. In the Af…
Read moreOuagadougou - On World Health Day 2026, under the theme “Together for health. Stand with science,” the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights individuals using science to improve lives in the African Region.Dr Alice …
Read moreThe WHO Regional Office for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC) have renewed their commitment to stronger cross-border collaboration and coordinated action to accelerate the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which affect more than one billion people globally. Around 35% of those affected live in Africa.
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