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WHO Regional Office for Africa
Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa |

Africa sets course for affordable, quality medicines with new 10-year roadmap

This strategy represents a paradigm shift from Africa’s current fragmented and donor-dependent health product landscape to a coordinated, self-reliant system

African leaders and global partners have agreed on a bold 10-year regional vision to redesign how essential health products are financed, produced, and delivered, marking a major step toward ensuring that everyone in the African Region can access affordable, quality-assured medicines and health technologies. Meeting at the Blue-Sky Visioning and…

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
Source: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) |

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Study Explores SMS Messaging to Strengthen Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment

The study will provide evidence on the effectiveness of SMS-based TB adherence support in Africa, identify barriers and enablers to the use of digital adherence tools, and guide TB control policies and programmes in Ethiopia, Liberia and other Member States

A new study by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is exploring how mobile phone messaging can improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment adherence in Ethiopia and Liberia, two of the continent’s most affected countries. The research is supported by a US$100,000 grant from the World Bank and…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia |

President Boakai Declares December 1, 2025 World Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) DAY

Since the diagnosis of AIDS in 1981, it has continued to pose a serious problem and threats to the health and wellbeing of the human race of which the People of Liberia are of no exception, the Proclamation added

The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has issued a Proclamation declaring Monday, December 1, 2025 as World AIDS Day to be observed throughout the Republic as a Working Holiday, in recognition of the immense contributions of the United Nations to combat HIV and AIDS. The Proclamation calls…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Sao Tome and Principe
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Sao Tome and Principe |

São Tomé and Príncipe: Putting vaccination at the forefront in a changing world

WHO supported the introduction of new vaccines, vaccination campaigns and community mobilization to boost demand for immunization services

At the maternal and child health centre of Agua Grande in the country’s capital, São Tomé, it’s vaccination day. By 9:00, the benches are filled with mothers cradling their babies and fathers watching over older children, while health booklets pass quietly from hand to hand amid the conversations. In the…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Nigeria
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Nigeria |

Nigeria: Early health preparedness protects families during seasonal floods in Adamawa State

The anticipatory response focused on preventing malaria, cholera and other flood-related diseases, while ensuring continuity of essential health services for displaced and vulnerable populations

In flood-prone Adamawa State, north-east Nigeria, early health preparedness helped protect thousands of vulnerable people from preventable disease outbreaks during the 2025 rainy season. Through a government-led intervention coordinated by the Adamawa State Ministry of Health (SMOH) with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO), health teams were deployed…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Nigeria
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Nigeria |

Nigeria Launches First National Antimicrobial Resistance Survey

The country was selected based on its strong commitment to AMR surveillance, its updated WHO Nigeria NAP 2.0, and readiness to expand laboratory and data systems

Nigeria has launched its first nationally representative survey on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), marking a milestone in the country’s public health response. Supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, the initiative will generate critical data to guide evidence-based policies, improve patient outcomes, and strengthen health system resilience. The Federal…

Ministry of Information, Eritrea
Source: Ministry of Information, Eritrea |

Eritrea: Promotional program on measures to control communicable diseases prevalence

The health professionals provided detailed briefings focusing on the spread of these diseases at the national and global level

Promotional program focusing on measures that should be taken to control the prevalence of communicable diseases was conducted for owners of various social service provision institutions in Asmara. The promotional program, organized by the Promotion and Information Unit of the Ministry of Health on 1 December, covered HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, and…

Ministry of Information, Eritrea
Source: Ministry of Information, Eritrea |

World Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Day commemorated at national level

Sister Nigisti Tesfamicael, head of HIV/AIDS Control at the Ministry of Health, gave a briefing on the spread of HIV/AIDS and the measures taken to control it

World AIDS Day 2025 has been commemorated for the 33rd time on 1 December at the national level in Asmara under the theme “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response.” Dr. Araia Berhane, Director of Communicable Diseases Control at the Ministry of Health, said that the day serves as a reminder…

Ministry of Health, Republic of Liberia
Source: Ministry of Health, Republic of Liberia |

Liberia Launches Triple Elimination Strategy at 2025 World AIDS Day Celebration

This year’s celebration was held under the global theme, “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response,” and re-cast nationally as “Mobilizing Domestic Support, Transforming the AIDS Response”

Today, the nation witnessed the official launch of the Triple Elimination Strategy at Capitol Hill, targeting HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B. The launch of Liberia’s Triple Elimination Strategy during the 2025 World AIDS Day aims to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B while demonstrating the government’s commitment to strengthening…

UN Women
Source: UN Women |

Statement: Recommit and resource the power of women and girls to transform the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) response

UN Women statement for World AIDS Day, 1 December 2025

This World AIDS Day comes amid deep uncertainty, and this year’s theme, “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response”, is a clear call to action: the world must step up, not step back. Gender inequality continues to fuel the AIDS pandemic. Today, 53 per cent of the 40.8 million people living with HIV are…