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Mozambique takes a decisive step in HIV prevention with the introduction of Lenacapavir and the Biomedical Combination Prevention Guidelines
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (334+ words) Lenacapavir is a long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention, administered every six months, meaning only twice a year. Its introduction is expected to benefit at least 34, 000 people in the initial phase, with a focus on high-risk populations, and it will…...
Malaria in Angola: Now we can. Now we must!
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (732+ words) The World Health Organization (WHO) is building a better future for people everywhere. Health lays the foundation for vibrant and productive communities, stronger economies, safer nations and a better world. Our work touches lives around the world every day " often…...
Ghana identifies priority areas to strengthen cholera prevention and control
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (490+ words) The World Health Organization (WHO) is building a better future for people everywhere. Health lays the foundation for vibrant and productive communities, stronger economies, safer nations and a better world. Our work touches lives around the world every day " often…...
World Malaria Day 2026: Message from Shenaaz El-Halabi, WHO Representative in South Africa
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (295+ words) Driven to End Malaria: Now We Can. Now We Must. 25 April 2026, Pretoria | On this World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization in South Africa, joins the Department of Health reaffirming a shared commitment to end malaria as a public health…...
Over 10 million children protected against polio in coordinated cross-border campaigns across Angola, DRC and Namibia
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (226+ words) Recent laboratory sequencing has confirmed that genetically linked poliovirus strains are circulating across Angola and Namibia (and potentially in the DRC) underscoring how population movement can drive transmission and why synchronized action is essential. So far in 2026, two poliovirus variants…...
Malawi Advances Public Health with Landmark Sanitation Order
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (368+ words) Lilongwe-WHO Malawi Country Representative a. i. , Dr Charles Kuria Njuguna joined the Malawi Government in launching the Implementation Plan for Executive Order No. 2 of 2026, a bold and transformative step toward protecting public health through improved sanitation and hygiene. The Order, decreed by…...
Malawi Strengthens Emergency Preparedness with Launch of Second AVo HC'SURGE Cohort
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (174+ words) Lilongwe-Malawi has launched the second cohort of emergency responder's AVo HC Surge training in bid to strengthen its capacity to respond to public health emergencies with support from the Pandemic Fund, World Bank-HEPRR and World Health Organisation," In his opening…...
Niger takes a decisive step forward against polio
2+ week, 4+ day ago (360+ words) Polio, a viral disease that can cause irreversible paralysis, continues to threaten children who have never received a vaccine'known as "zero dose'as well as those insufficiently vaccinated. In some hard-to-reach areas of Diffa, the virus can circulate silently, putting the…...
Lesotho officially rolls out Lenacapavir
2+ week, 6+ day ago (337+ words) Butha Buthe'For 35-year-old Mokeseng Habasisi, being the first man in Lesotho to receive Lenacapavir, a groundbreaking long-acting HIV prevention injection, was a remarkable and life-changing moment." "I am happy to be amongst the first recipients stepping forward to embrace new…...
South Africa Launches Health Financing Progress Matrix Report in Pretoria
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (578+ words) The World Health Organization (WHO) is building a better future for people everywhere. Health lays the foundation for vibrant and productive communities, stronger economies, safer nations and a better world. Our work touches lives around the world every day " often…...