The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, welcomes government's announcement that the ban on the sale of...

Government recognises that the far-reaching lockdown measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus are having a significant impact on our...

Today (27 March), South Africa has 1170 confirmed cases. This is an increase of 243 new cases from Thursday's announcement.

The total number of...

The WHO Executive Board, currently holding its 146th session in Geneva, has re-appointed Dr Matshidiso Moeti for a second term as WHO Regional...

The global economy loses more than US$2 trillion annually due to smuggling, counterfeiting, trafficking of humans and wildlife and other forms of...

Alara Amin was 4 years old when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. In the five years since, she has become actively involved in managing her...

With over half of the global population now living in urban settings, cities and their leaders play a critical role in developing, implementing and...

On 5 September 2019, Ethiopia disseminates the results of a case report for Investment in prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs):...

The Ministry of Health (MoH) convened the Third Annual National Assembly on Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH)...

Tobacco-related illnesses cost over 100 lives lost every year in Cabo Verde, as well as CVE 1.62 billion (approximately USD 16 million) to the...

Tobacco is one of the leading causes of morbidity worldwide, and with almost a fifth of the people in Africa – about 94 million people - using...

Four years ago, Aziza Mohammed Abdallah Mukhtar was scraping a living growing tobacco in the community of Zamzam in Sudan's arid North Darfur...

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today the consideration of the fifth periodic report of Mauritius on measures taken...

Message of the Regional Director, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, on the occasion of the World Cancer Day 2019:

On 4 February 2019, we commemorate World Cancer...

The world is facing multiple health challenges. These range from outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and diphtheria, increasing...