Africa Health Report

WHO Advances Global Pandemic Pathogen Sharing Framework WHO delegates during negotiations on the global pandemic pathogen sharing framework in Geneva.

WHO delegates during negotiations on the global pandemic pathogen sharing framework in Geneva.

WHO Advances Global Pandemic Pathogen Sharing Framework

Oluwatobi Adu July 20, 2026

GENEVA, Switzerland — World Health Organization (WHO) Member States have moved closer to establishing a global pandemic...

AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories, 13 – 19 July 2026 AHR’s Top 10 health stories the week

AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories, 13 – 19 July 2026

Mirian Gom July 20, 2026

✍️ Editor’s Note The week of July 13–19, 2026 was marked by stories that exposed the realities...

Africa CDC Seeks Stronger Biosecurity Measures Health workers respond to a Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Central Africa.

Africa CDC Seeks Stronger Biosecurity Measures

Oluwatobi Adu July 15, 2026

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Bundibugyo virus outbreak has prompted the Africa Centres for Disease Control and...

WHO Urges Lifestyle Changes to Prevent Dementia Older adults participate in activities promoting brain health and dementia prevention.

WHO Urges Lifestyle Changes to Prevent Dementia

Oluwatobi Adu July 15, 2026

GENEVA, Switzerland – Nearly half of all dementia cases could be prevented or delayed through healthier lifestyles...

WHO, UNICEF Warn of Global Measles Outbreaks A child receives a measles vaccine during an immunisation campaign.

WHO, UNICEF Warn of Global Measles Outbreaks

Oluwatobi Adu July 15, 2026

GENEVA, Switzerland – The global measles outbreaks crisis is worsening as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)...

Edo Expands Vaccination to Reach Zero-Dose Children Health workers vaccinate children during immunisation outreach in Edo State.

Edo Expands Vaccination to Reach Zero-Dose Children

Oluwatobi Adu July 13, 2026

BENIN CITY, Nigeria – The Edo zero-dose children campaign has recorded significant progress after the Edo State...

WHO Reports 600 Ebola Deaths in DR Congo as Uganda Confirms Cross-Border Cases NCDC intensifies Ebola surveillance and preparedness across Nigeria following outbreaks in DR Congo and Uganda while assuring no confirmed local case.

NCDC intensifies Ebola surveillance and preparedness across Nigeria following outbreaks in DR Congo and Uganda while assuring no confirmed local case.

WHO Reports 600 Ebola Deaths in DR Congo as Uganda Confirms Cross-Border Cases

Oluwatobi Adu July 9, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of...

Ebola Death Toll Hits 600 in DR Congo as WHO Backs Trial of Experimental Treatments Health officials conducting Ebola awareness campaigns in Lagos communities.

Health officials conducting Ebola awareness campaigns in Lagos communities.

Ebola Death Toll Hits 600 in DR Congo as WHO Backs Trial of Experimental Treatments

Oluwatobi Adu July 9, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed 600...

UN Recognises Neglected Tropical Diseases as Rights Issue Delegates at the UN Human Rights Council adopt a resolution recognising neglected tropical diseases as a human rights issue.

Delegates at the UN Human Rights Council adopt a resolution recognising neglected tropical diseases as a human rights issue.

UN Recognises Neglected Tropical Diseases as Rights Issue

Oluwatobi Adu July 8, 2026

GENEVA – The neglected tropical diseases human rights agenda has received a major global boost after the...

FG Targets Cervical Cancer Elimination by 2030 Cervical cancer is almost entirely preventable, yet it kills thousands annually in Africa. An in-depth analysis on global progress, Nigeria’s burden, and the path to elimination.