On Universal Health Coverage Day, a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa found that most African countries continue to rely heavily on out-of-pocket payments (o...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted prequalification to the molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) called Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra. It is the first test for TB diagnosis and antibiot...

On October 1, 2024, the Ministry of Health officially launched the Social Health Authority (SHA) to replace the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). The new entity aims to achieve universal health c...

As of November 17, 2024, about 13,000 laboratories within the African continent had confirmed cases of mpox. The countries with the most confirmed cases in Africa have been Burundi, the Democratic Rep...

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and WHO Ethiopia will host the 2024 Global Emergency Operations Centre Simulation Exercise (GEOCX), organised by WHO’s Emergency Operations Centre Networ...

Health ministers expressed their support for the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Investment Round that will be chaired by Brazil in Rio de Janeiro during  the G20 Leaders’ Summit set for Novemb...

In October 2024, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the first time to provide support to ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a new milestone digital health collaboration today to expand the Hajj health card initiative to support the roughly three ...

Kenya has recorded its first mpox death, Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni has confirmed. Speaking to Nation on Monday, Ms Muthoni revealed the confirmed cases....

The World Health Organisation (WHO) congratulated Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.   “Eliminating a disease is a momentous accomplishment that takes...

Execution is starting under the new Health Impact Investment Platform on the first country health investment plans turning original commitment into operational reality. The landmark partnership betwee...

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is launching Suspect and Protect: No Match is Worth the Risk, a concussion awareness campaign, in partnership with the World Health Organis...