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Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Oct 10, 2024

Promising progress on eye health in African region, but challenges remain

One in every six blind people globally live in Africa, along with 26 million others grappling with some degree of visual impairment

Despite important progress towards integrating eye health into primary health care services in African countries, a dire shortage of financial resources, combined with the concentration of scarce human resources in urban areas and low community awareness, continues to threaten the gains. One in every six blind people globally live in…

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Oct 07, 2024

Burden of hearing loss in Africa could rise to 54 million by 2030: World Health Organization (WHO) report

Without urgent interventions, widespread hearing loss, which disproportionately affects poor and vulnerable populations, will continue to escalate, amplifying existing inequalities in health services access across Africa

About 40 million people live with hearing loss in the African region, but the figure could rise to 54 million by 2030 if urgent measures are not take to address the problem, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report. Hearing loss has profound impact on human lives and economies, costing…

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Sep 24, 2024

World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) bolster partnership for enhanced public health emergency response

The two organizations are leveraging their vast networks and presence on the continent to support governments in scaling up response at the community level

World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have endorsed a regional collaboration framework to strengthen public health emergency response, especially at the community level, and bolster health security. With the WHO in the African Region’s presence in…

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Aug 29, 2024

African health ministers, partners urge equitable access to critical tools to curb cervical cancer threat

Of the more than 76 000 cervical cancer deaths globally in 2022, the most updated data available, nearly a quarter (23%) were in Africa

Inequitable access to vaccines and high-performance screening tools is hampering efforts to effectively reduce the growing burden of cervical cancer in the African region, which accounts for the highest rates of new cases and deaths due to the disease. Despite being preventable and treatable through human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and…

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Aug 27, 2024

African health ministers kick off region’s top health forum

Key agenda items include a focus on mitigating high rates of child mortality and the need to urgently turn the tide on this significant threat to Africa’s children

African health ministers and government representatives gathering in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, today kicked off the Seventy-fourth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa, the continent’s flagship health forum held annually to discuss and agree on measures to address health challenges and promote people’s well-being The…

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Aug 15, 2024

Scaling up response to curb growing mpox outbreak in African region

So far this year, more than 2100 laboratory-confirmed cases and 13 deaths have been reported from 12 countries

As the mpox outbreak that has affected the Democratic Republic of the Congo and spread to neighbouring countries continues to grow, World Health Organization (WHO) is intensifying support to countries to scale up measures to curb the virus and save lives. On the advice of independent experts of the International…

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Aug 13, 2024

World Health Organization (WHO) Donates 65 Beds and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Supplies to Strengthen Tanzania’s Ongoing Cholera Outbreak Response

Since the current outbreak began in Tanzania September last year, over 4,000 cases have been reported, resulting in several deaths and a case fatality rate of 1.9%

The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over 65 beds together with Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) supplies to the Government of Tanzania to strengthen the country’s ongoing response to cholera outbreaks in the country. Cholera remains a major public health emergency globally, particularly in the Africa Region. Tanzania, like…

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Aug 08, 2024

African region faces an unprecedent surge in mpox cases

Fifteen African countries are currently reporting mpox outbreak, with a total of 2030 confirmed cases and 13 deaths so far this year

The African region is experiencing an unprecedented increase in mpox cases since the start of 2024, with more countries previously unaffected by the disease reporting cases in an expanding spread of the virus. World Health Organization (WHO) has elevated the mpox outbreak response to the highest-level requiring organization-wide mobilization and…

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Jul 17, 2024

Forging Resilience: World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) Establishes Independent Expert Body to Bolster Africa's Health Security

This independent body serves as the principal advisory group to WHO AFRO for strategic guidance on all matters pertaining to public health emergency preparedness and response

In a major step towards strengthening health security in the African Region, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) has established an Emergency Preparedness & Response Technical Advisory Group (EPR-TAG). This independent body serves as the principal advisory group to WHO AFRO for strategic guidance on all…

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Jun 19, 2024

World Health Organization (WHO) Africa releases groundbreaking guidance to boost fight against sickle cell disease

An estimated 240 000 children on the continent are born with sickle cell disease annually

World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region today released groundbreaking new guidance to help strengthen efforts to address the growing threat of sickle cell disease in the region. Significant for their integrated and holistic approach, the new technical documents offer detailed, actionable strategies and insights to support countries to…

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