Investing in Universal Health Coverage (UHC) isn't a cost; it's an investment for the future. #UHC means: ✅ Access to quality health services for everyone ✅ Availability of health services when and where they are needed ✅ No financial hardship from accessing these services

Today, the Ministry of Health- Uganda, with support from WHO African Region, launched the Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA). Insights from the HLMA will help build consensus on optimizing Uganda's health workforce, driving progress towards universal health coverage. Congratulations, Uganda🇺🇬!

I welcome the decision by The Gambia to uphold the ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). It reaffirms the country’s commitments to human rights & protecting the health and well-being of girls and women. Read more➡️: who.int/news/item/15-0…

Joint Statement on International Day of the Girl (11 October), by Regional Directors: UNAIDS, Anne Githuku-Shongwe; UNFPA, Lydia Zigomo; UNICEF, Etleva Kadilli and WHO, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti. afro.who.int/news/empowerin…

The landmark summit brings together policymakers, United Nations agencies, Civil Society Orgs, donors, & implementing partners to advance access to #selfcare interventions aimed @ improving access to quality #SRHR services across the region. Read👉bit.ly/4fKBY6U Pascale

Regional Summit on Self-Care for Sexual & Reproductive Health in #Africa WHO African Region @HRPResearch @ManjulaaNarasimhan Pascale #Addisababa #Ethiopia 📅November 27-29, 2024

Kudos to all involved in developing this guideline to improve the quality of maternal and perinatal care in Kenya

President Carter believed we could end suffering and promote peace. He embraced this choice by initiating programs for global peace and prosperity, including Hubert Humphrey Fellowship, which I am a beneficiary Adieu, Rest in Peace, President Jimmy Carter.

This morning, WHO joins Ministry of Health- Uganda for a strategic #Ebola partners' meeting. The discussion focuses on re-strategizing, setting priorities, mapping resources, and aligning partner interventions to support Uganda’s national #Ebola response over the next 210 days.

Thank you, #Brazzaville. Thank you, #Congo. Thank you, #Africa. Here’s to healthy beginnings and hopeful futures for our continent. #Together #WorldHealthDay #HealthforAll

What a great way to kick off #WorldHealthDay2025. Today, I joined colleagues and friends to Walk the Talk for mothers and newborns, in support of equity, dignity, and the right to survive and thrive from the very first moment of life. Thanks to everyone who walked with us.

C’est parti pour la célébration de la #JournéeMondialeDeLaSanté à #Brazzaville ! OMS Congo reste engagée auprès du Ministère de la Santé et de la Population Congo 🇨🇬 à promouvoir la #santé de tous. Ce 6 avril 2025, avec le #WalkTheTalk, nous avons rappelé que chaque naissance saine est un avenir rempli d’espoir.

Happening Now in Abuja #WalkTheTalk on World Health Day ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ ⁦African Union⁩ ⁦United Nations Nigeria⁩ ⁦Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA⁩ ⁦NCDC⁩ ⁦NPHCDA⁩ ⁦NHIA NIGERIA⁩ ⁦EndPolioNow⁩

An honour to join Ibara Jean Rosaire, #Congo’s Minister of Health, to visit Blanche Gomez Maternity Hospital in Brazzaville today. #WorldHealthDay2025 focuses attention on ending maternal & newborn deaths. We must go faster and farther for healthy beginnings and hopeful futures!

In too many places, pregnancy and childbirth are still life-threatening events. It doesn’t have to be this way. Let’s act together & decisively to build a future where no woman dies while giving life, and every child has a chance to grow and thrive. #WorldHealthDay2025

The impact of World Health Organization (WHO) is clear and measurable. On #WorldHealthDay2025, Dr Katherine Attoh, National Programme Officer for #RMNCAH highlights the ongoing, invaluable support WHO Ghana is providing to Ministry of Health, Ghana. Watch video⬇️. #DeliveryForImpact

Investing in maternal and newborn health is an investment in the future, not a cost. It supports: 💙 Lifelong health 💙 Healthy societies 💙 #HopefulFutures 💙 Prosperity and stability Improving the health of women and babies means collaborating and investing in

Healthy mothers build healthy nations. Up to 77% of maternal deaths in Africa are caused by direct factors like bleeding, infection, unsafe abortion, and obstructed labour. We must strengthen health systems to deliver care when it’s needed most. #HopefulFutures #WorldHealthDay

Congratulations, my brother Dr Mohamed Janabi, on your nomination as WHO African Region Regional Director Our continent is good hands and I look forward to supporting you as you serve our Member States On behalf of the WHO African Region family, I wish you every success in this important role

History written! Inspiring moment today at #WHA78 as nations agreed a landmark Pandemic Treaty to define global solidarity to protect humanity from the infectious disease threats. Despite headwinds, multilateralism is still alive!