Africa Health Report

Children Under Five Face Highest Risk from Contaminated Food – WHO Warns Young children eating food as WHO warns about the dangers of foodborne diseases.

Young children eating food as WHO warns about the dangers of foodborne diseases.

Children Under Five Face Highest Risk from Contaminated Food – WHO Warns

Oluwafunbi Bello June 4, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that children under the age of five...

WHO Warns AI Risks Could Undermine Global Health Policies World Health Organization headquarters and digital health policy concept illustrating AI governance.

World Health Organization headquarters and digital health policy concept illustrating AI governance.

WHO Warns AI Risks Could Undermine Global Health Policies

Oluwatobi Adu June 3, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments to strengthen governance frameworks for artificial...

WHO Pushes Self-Help Tools to Tackle Mental Health Crisis WHO launches a psychological self-help guide to expand global access to mental health services.

WHO launches a psychological self-help guide to expand global access to mental health services.

WHO Pushes Self-Help Tools to Tackle Mental Health Crisis

Oluwatobi Adu June 2, 2026

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new implementation guide to help countries expand...

WHO Urges Nations to Lift Congo Ebola Travel Bans Health workers treating Ebola patients during the Congo outbreak response

WHO Urges Nations to Lift Congo Ebola Travel Bans

Mirian Gom May 31, 2026

BUNIA, DR Congo – The World Health Organization has warned that travel restrictions and border closures imposed...

WHO Sounds Alarm Over Nicotine Pouch Surge WHO

WHO Sounds Alarm Over Nicotine Pouch Surge

Oluwatobi Adu May 30, 2026

GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that nicotine pouches are rapidly gaining popularity...

The Detox Myth: How Fruit Juices, Cleanses May Be Harming Your Health

Otamere Gladness May 30, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria — Across Africa’s growing wellness culture, fruit juices and detox drinks have become symbols of...

WHO Unveils DoxyPEP Strategy to Curb Rising STI Infections World Health Organization announcing new doxyPEP STI prevention guidelines

WHO Unveils DoxyPEP Strategy to Curb Rising STI Infections

Oluwatobi Adu May 28, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has issued its first global recommendation on the use of...

WHA79 Adopts Ambitious Decade-Long Plan to Curb Antimicrobial Resistance Globally Delegates at the World Health Assembly adopting the new antimicrobial resistance strategy in Geneva

Delegates at the World Health Assembly adopting the new antimicrobial resistance strategy in Geneva

WHA79 Adopts Ambitious Decade-Long Plan to Curb Antimicrobial Resistance Globally

Oluwatobi Adu May 26, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Member States at the Seventy-Ninth World Health Assembly adopt a new Global Action Plan...

WHO Pushes Global Partnerships for Nursing Growth WHO Academy discussing global nursing and midwifery partnerships

WHO Pushes Global Partnerships for Nursing Growth

Oluwatobi Adu May 22, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization Academy has called for stronger global partnerships to improve nursing...

Beyond the Cruise Ship: Why Nigeria May Not Be Ready for the Next Virus Threat Laboratory scientists conducting infectious disease testing

Beyond the Cruise Ship: Why Nigeria May Not Be Ready for the Next Virus Threat

Korede Abdullah May 22, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – When a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius killed at least...

global health

Children Under Five Face Highest Risk from Contaminated Food – WHO Warns

WHO Warns AI Risks Could Undermine Global Health Policies

WHO Pushes Self-Help Tools to Tackle Mental Health Crisis

WHO Urges Nations to Lift Congo Ebola Travel Bans

WHO Sounds Alarm Over Nicotine Pouch Surge

The Detox Myth: How Fruit Juices, Cleanses May Be Harming Your Health

WHO Unveils DoxyPEP Strategy to Curb Rising STI Infections

WHA79 Adopts Ambitious Decade-Long Plan to Curb Antimicrobial Resistance Globally

WHO Pushes Global Partnerships for Nursing Growth

Beyond the Cruise Ship: Why Nigeria May Not Be Ready for the Next Virus Threat

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