Africa Health Report

Leaders Push to Finalise Pandemic Agreement Young children eating food as WHO warns about the dangers of foodborne diseases.

Leaders Push to Finalise Pandemic Agreement

Oluwatobi Adu June 15, 2026

GENEVA, Switzerland – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros...

WHO Targets Better Maternal Care for NCDs Pregnant woman receiving healthcare services for chronic disease management.

WHO Targets Better Maternal Care for NCDs

Oluwatobi Adu June 15, 2026

GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) is stepping up efforts to improve maternal care for...

From Lyon to Lagos: Can One Health Stop Africa’s Next Pandemic? Delegates attend the 2026 One Health Summit in Lyon, France, discussing disease surveillance, antimicrobial resistance, climate-related health risks and global health security.

Delegates attend the 2026 One Health Summit in Lyon, France, discussing disease surveillance, antimicrobial resistance, climate-related health risks and global health security.

From Lyon to Lagos: Can One Health Stop Africa’s Next Pandemic?

Korede Abdullah June 13, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The next pandemic may not begin in a hospital ward. It could emerge from...

WHO Pushes Greener Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Reforms WHO

WHO Pushes Greener Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Reforms

Oluwatobi Adu June 13, 2026

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) is intensifying global efforts to cut carbon emissions in pharmaceutical...

WHO Warns Falling Vaccination Rates Raise Outbreak Threat WHO

WHO Warns Falling Vaccination Rates Raise Outbreak Threat

Oluwatobi Adu June 10, 2026

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm over declining immunisation coverage in several...

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