World Health Organisation

Featured News from the African Region of the WHO
  1. No Child Too Far: How Malawi Reached Communities Beyond Roads, Rivers and Distance

    No Child Too Far: How Malawi Reached Communities Beyond Roads, Rivers and Distance
    Launch of the Measles Rubella Vaccination Campaign
    bunyao@who.int
  2. From Vision to Investment: WHO Supports Malawi's Journey Toward a USD 438 Million Global Fund Investment

    From Vision to Investment: WHO Supports Malawi's Journey Toward a USD 438 Million Global Fund Investment
    A Tuberculosis centre at Mwaza District Hospital
    bunyao@who.int
  3. From Outbreak Response to Long-Term Protection: Blantyre Achieves Full Coverage in Preventive Cholera Vaccination Campaign

    From Outbreak Response to Long-Term Protection: Blantyre Achieves Full Coverage in Preventive Cholera Vaccination Campaign
    Oral Cholera Vaccination Campaign in Blantyre
    bunyao@who.int
  4. A gold medal can wait, but a human life cannot: Olympic gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie calls for stronger emergency care

    A gold medal can wait, but a human life cannot: Olympic gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie calls for stronger emergency care
    A gold medal can wait, but a human life cannot: Olympic gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie calls for stronger emergency care
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  5. South Sudan conducts nationwide polio vaccination campaign targeting 3.9 million children

    South Sudan conducts nationwide polio vaccination campaign targeting 3.9 million children
    A healthcare worker administering polio vaccine to a child in New Site Neighborhood in Yei on 22 October 2026
    atema@who.int