WHO African Region

Eid Mubarak to @WHOAFRO staff, partners and communities. May this season bring happiness, prosperity and continued good health.

Oral diseases such as 🦷 dental caries (tooth decay) 😬 severe periodontal disease 😢 tooth loss and 🎗️ oral cancer affect our health, speech, learning and social interactions. But most oral diseases are preventable! This #WorldOralHealthDay, protect your smile.

The most common oral diseases are 🦷 tooth decay 👄 gum disease 🦷 tooth loss 👄 oral cancers Untreated tooth decay is the single most common condition globally, affecting over 2.7 billion people bit.ly/4sRmILs

Oral health is an integral part of our overall wellbeing. Yet, millions of people in the African region continue to face preventable pain and infection from oral diseases. Without stronger prevention and early care, this burden will keep growing. Watch @WHOAFRO’s @DrKofiNyarko outline simple, cost‑effective steps for oral health and call for sustained investment to strengthen oral health services 📽️

This #WorldOralHealthDay, protect your smile: 🥗 Eat a balanced diet low in sugar 🚭 Avoid tobacco ❌ Avoid harmful use of alcohol 🪥 Brush teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste Most oral diseases are preventable and treatable. Live a healthy lifestyle and practice good oral hygiene to prevent oral health disease.

No, you are not overreacting. Many women still deal with these health challenges because of medical research that centers around male bodies. Follow today’s daily dose.

#Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases killing 3500 a day, and is a major driver of poverty, inequality and antimicrobial resistance. At the @UN General Assembly in 2023, world leaders adopted bold new targets to end TB. However, funding cuts make it more difficult to reach those targets. As we approach World TB Day, I call on governments to invest in TB care, accelerate innovation and ensure that TB services are accessible, affordable, stigma‑free and community‑driven. My remarks at the World TB Day Talk Show who.int/news-room/spee…

Good nutrition is essential for a healthy life at every age. 🥗👶🏿👧🏾👩🏾🧓🏿 It supports: 👶🏿Better infant and child health 🤰🏿Improved maternal health 💪🏿Stronger immune systems 🩺Lower risk of #diabetes, heart disease and other health conditions #HealthForAll

Flooding has affected 18 counties across Kenya, displacing more than 12,300 households and leaving thousands of people in urgent need of health services, clean water and safe shelter. My thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones in this devastaing disaster. To support response and recovery efforts, @WHO today handed over medical supplies and equipment for cholera prevention and treatment, water treatment and trauma kits. These materials can assist around 5,000 people.

Here are six reasons why you should join us at the World Health Summit in Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪, from 27‒29 April 2026 #WHSNairobi2026 👇🏿

Advancing quality health workforce education in the African region 👩🏿‍⚕️👨🏿‍⚕️❤️‍🩹 @WHOAFRO is convening experts in Johannesburg to validate the Africa Health Professions Education Quality Standards, paving the way for competent, practice-ready graduates and stronger #health systems 👇🏿

To address ongoing reporting of #cholera cases, #Malawi 🇲🇼 rapidly rolled out a mobile outreach oral cholera vaccination campaign in 4 priority districts, with support from @WHO, @gavi and partners. The 5-day campaign surpassed the 95% coverage target bit.ly/4cUcdCG

#SouthSudan 🇸🇸 is making steady progress toward improving cervical cancer outcomes with the implementation of the country’s first-ever structured screening programme. Led by the Ministry of Health and supported by @WHO, with support from a major donor, the initiative focuses on early detection and treatment of precancerous lesions.

Many people struggle to stay active simply because they haven’t found an activity they truly enjoy. The important thing to remember is that you don’t have to follow what others like; physical activity comes in many forms!💪

The ongoing Regional Technical Consultation on Life Course Programme Management aims to strengthens country capacity and support countries to deliver integrated health services at all stages of life. In so doing, countries will be able to move beyond developing strategies, disseminating guidelines and training health workers to adopting a systems approach that delivers programme results.

Together with @_GHSofficial, we adapted Social & Behavior Change materials on contraceptive use & #SRHR to better reflect young people’s realities in Ghana. Now, we are engaging adolescents themselves to ensure the messages resonate with them before the materials are finalised.

Today in Addis Ababa 🇪🇹, @WHOAFRO convened health systems and maternal and child health programme directors from 14 African countries to strengthen life course programme management. The consultation aims to enhance planning, resource mobilization and cross-sector collaboration to better address people's health at every stage of life.