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Featured News from the African Region of the WHO
  1. A Century of Advancing Public Health: WHO Ethiopia Congratulates the Ethiopian Public Health Institute on Its 100th Anniversary

    A Century of Advancing Public Health: WHO Ethiopia Congratulates the Ethiopian Public Health Institute on Its 100th Anniversary
    A Century of Advancing Public Health: WHO Ethiopia Congratulates the Ethiopian Public Health Institute on Its 100th Anniversary
    gebremichaela@…
  2. South Sudan’s fight against the triple threat: Advancing action on HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B

    South Sudan’s fight against the triple threat: Advancing action on HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B
    Healthcare worker providing a consultation at the eMTCT clinic, Juba Teaching Hospital, Juba, South Sudan.
    atema@who.int
  3. WHO equips health facilities with refrigerators to strengthen access to safe blood

    WHO equips health facilities with refrigerators to strengthen access to safe blood
    Healthcare workers collect blood from a donor during World Blood Donor Day 2026 in Juba
    atema@who.int
  4. Namibia's World Population Day commemoration placed young people's health, agency and aspirations at the centre of national development.

    Namibia's World Population Day commemoration placed young people's health, agency and aspirations at the centre of national development.
    Learners from the Goreagab Secondary School at the launch and commemoration of World Population Day
    kaunatjikec@who.int
  5. WHO joins Uganda to celebrate 90 years of the Uganda Virus Research Institute

    WHO joins Uganda to celebrate 90 years of the Uganda Virus Research Institute
    WHO joins Uganda to celebrate 90 years of the Uganda Virus Research Institute
    sensasib@who.int