
Dr Benido Impouma
@drbenido
Global Public Health Leader || Director of Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases Cluster, @WHOAFRO.
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03-12-2021 07:27:38
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#ICPPA2025 has ended in Abuja. I am encouraged by the commitment of #NCD experts, partners & Member States to address severe #NCDs burden in Africa. WHO African Region will work with partners to support Member States in implementing the key recommendations towards




As the #IAS2025 starts today, World Health Organization (WHO) remains steadfast in our commitment to achieving the end of AIDS in our lifetime, and calls on world leaders to: Embrace meaningful partnerships — especially with people living with #HIV and key populations; Support global HIV research;

Leading the way towards #EndingDiseasesInAfrica💪 In 2024, WHO African Region's #ENDISA team convened over 90 critical meetings & conferences, driving expert dialogue and advocating for #HealthForAll. Through these expert convenings & strong partnerships, our team shaped health policies

#SãoToméandPríncipe 🇸🇹 aims to eliminate the transmission of #leprosy by 2030. Health authorities, with support from World Health Organization (WHO), have strengthened surveillance, trained health workers and are providing free treatment accessible to everyone ➡️

Congratulations! #Senegal 🇸🇳 has eliminated #trachoma as a public health problem, becoming the 9th country in WHO African Region to do so. This marks a major milestone in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) 🔗bit.ly/3Ua8iH4 #endNTDs





Thank you Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, Minister of Ministère de la Coopération Internationale - Congo, for the cordial discussion today. WHO African Region appreciates the collaboration with the government of #Congo. Strong partnership is key to driving progress in health & development. Count on our support to achieve #HealthForAll.


The World Health Organization (WHO), St. Jude Research & Ministry of Health, Ghana mission for the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines is in the Ashanti Region. Today, the team is at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital & Kumasi South Hospitals to assess gaps & support readiness for deployment of free childhood cancer meds.



With support from World Health Organization (WHO), #Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is scaling up efforts to reach “zero leprosy” by 2030. Despite having eliminated #leprosy as a public health problem in 1999, the country still reports 2500 cases of this neglected tropical disease every year. Read 👉🏿bit.ly/4guDEl9
