On 29 June 2026, Paul Benjamin Gbadia arrived in Ituri Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to support the ...

In Ituri Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, safe and dignified burials play a critical role in the fight ...

Kampala—Daniel Dramile, a psychiatric nurse at Oli Health Centre in Arua City, Uganda, was part of a small team who staffed ...

The management and staff of the World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia warmly congratulate H.E. Dr. Mekdes Daba on her ...

How WHO support is helping health teams reach girls in schools and communities while strengthening routine immunizationIn the Western North Region, reaching girls with the human papillomavirus (HPV) ...

Banjul—Every day, young people talk about school, work, relationships and their hopes for the future. Yet many still find it ...

Maiduguri, Eight-year-old Ali Ibrahim sat up in his bed at the Cholera Treatment Unit (CTU) in Njimtilo, Borno State, eating ...

The WHO African Region continued to face a complex and evolving landscape of public healththreats in 2025, characterized by ...

The burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing rapidly across the African Region, posing a significant threat to health systems, economic development, and population well-being.

The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continued to intensify during the reporting period, with sustained transmission, increasing mortality, and ongoing ...

Angola continues to intensify its efforts to interrupt the transmission of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease), focusing on ...

Angola continues to bolster its response to the Mpox outbreak, which has so far resulted in 796 confirmed cases and two ...