WHO Regional Office for Africa: latest official news
News from the World Health Organization's office for the 47 countries of its African region: outbreaks, vaccination and health systems.
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Latest stories
- La Guinée équatoriale évalue ses capacités à prévenir, détecter et répondre aux urgences sanitaires
- Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: In Niania, dialogue transforms mistrust into community engagement
- Ebola survivor clinics strengthen the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia stakeholders chart path forward for stronger hand hygiene systems
- Twenty contacts of Kenya’s first Ebola case released from quarantine
- Twenty contacts of Kenya’s first Bundibugyo virus disease case released from quarantine
- Burkina Faso : renforcer les espaces publics sans fumée
- South Sudan conducts a full-scale simulation exercise to test Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) readiness
- Ebola response: Disinformation kills, care saves lives
- One day, one focus, Ending polio for good” Together let us build polio free future.
- How Uganda is bringing malaria care closer to every family
- Ebola response: Strengthening treatment and preserving essential care
- Continuity of care in Lita: A hospital transformed by the Ebola response
- Hope Kasamba: polio vaccinator, Malawi
- Improving dietary diversity for better health among children in Africa
- At the border, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan strengthen Ebola surveillance
- WHO Ethiopia and Plan International Ethiopia champion girls’ leadership through Girls Takeover 2026 campaign
- On the frontlines of the Ebola response, Dr Alain Mangolopa Kakule fights to save lives
- As NCD burden grows, WHO calls for safer care across the patient journey
- WHO and Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute Explore Strategic Collaboration to Advance AI for Health
- WHO's emergency response in Northern Ethiopia
- Nigeria confirms imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease
- Health diplomacy dialogue connects Nigeria's health priorities with global action
- Accelerating global transition to mercury-free oral health care
- WHO deploys PDX preparedness intelligence platform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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