Also known as: WHO
World Health Organization — international health body providing surveillance assessments and epidemiological data on disease outbreaks and vaccination efforts across Africa.
The WHO has coordinated with the Spanish government to permit the cruise ship MV Hondius—which experienced a hantavirus outbreak claiming three lives—to disembark passengers in Tenerife, following five confirmed cases. The organisation has also highlighted the critical need for digital technologies and artificial intelligence to strengthen African health systems and noted that 500,000 health workers trained in Africa between 2022 and 2024 face high rates of outmigration.
Ghana's cabinet rejected a US-proposed healthcare agreement that would have required Ghana to surrender health statistics to the United States for 25 years. The government cited concerns over potential data breaches and sharing sensitive health data, though the deal would have provided $109 million initially and $300 million in a health package over time.
4 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana's cabinet rejected a US-proposed healthcare agreement that would have required Ghana to surrender health statistics to the United States for 25 years. The government cited concerns over potential data breaches and sharing sensitive health data, though the deal would have provided $109 million initially and $300 million in a health package over time.
4 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
According to a World Health Organization and Gavi analysis, about 19.5 million measles-related deaths have been averted in Africa between 2000 and 2024 through expanded vaccination efforts, with measles deaths cut by half and cases reduced by 40 percent. Routine immunization coverage increased from 5 percent in 2000 to 55 percent in 2024, and three sub-Saharan African countries—Cabo Verde, Mauritius, and Seychelles—have eliminated measles and rubella.
26 April 2026 · Joy Online →