Through close collaboration with health authorities, UN agencies and partners, @WHO continues to support efforts to control the #Ebola outbreak in DRC. We are strengthening treatment and surveillance capacities, scaling up community engagement and supporting essential health services to help reduce transmission and ensure people can access the care they need.

Congratulations, Marie Roseline Belizaire, @WHOAFRO’s Acting Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response, on being named to the 2026 #TIME100Next list. This well-deserved recognition reflects your leadership and impact in strengthening emergency preparedness and response across Africa. On behalf of @WHOAFRO, I extend my warmest congratulations and wish you continued success as you inspire the next generation of leaders and public health champions. time.com/collection/time100-… @TIME

Thank you, Germany, for your generous additional contribution of €2 million to strengthen the #Ebola response in the #DRC. We deeply appreciate your partnership and solidarity as we work together to protect lives and end this outbreak.

Today, I visited @WHO's largest global logistics warehouse in Dubai Industrial City. Thank you, Sami Raci and the Global Logistics team, for the incredible dedication in helping to deliver lifesaving supplies to Gaza, Sudan, DRC, Nigeria, South Sudan, CAR and beyond. Seeing lifesaving supplies moving to the frontlines was powerful. Moments like this remind me why our mission matters and why our collective commitment to those we serve must never waver. #ProudToBeWHO ------------------------------- Aujourd’hui, j’ai visité le plus grand entrepôt logistique mondial de @WHO, situé à Dubai Industrial City. Merci à Sami Raci et à l’équipe de logistique mondiale pour leur incroyable dévouement à acheminer des fournitures qui sauvent des vies vers Gaza, le Soudan, la RDC, le Nigeria, le Soudan du Sud, la RCA et bien d’autres pays encore. Voir ces fournitures de première nécessité être acheminées vers les zones de conflit a été une expérience très marquante. Ce sont des moments comme celui-ci qui me rappellent pourquoi notre mission est essentielle et pourquoi notre engagement collectif envers les populations que nous servons ne doit jamais faiblir. # FierDAppartenirÀLOMS ------------------------------- Hoje, visitei o maior armazém logístico global da @WHO, localizado na Dubai Industrial City. Obrigado, Sami Raci e à equipa de Logística Global, pela extraordinária dedicação em ajudar a entregar produtos e materiais essenciais para salvar vidas em Gaza, no Sudão, na RDC, na Nigéria, no Sudão do Sul, na República Centro-Africana e em outros locais. Ver os produtos e materiais essenciais para salvar vidas a serem enviados para as linhas da frente foi marcante. Momentos como este recordam-me por que a nossa missão é importante e por que o nosso compromisso coletivo com as pessoas que servimos nunca deve vacilar. #ProudToBeWHO

Africa’s health campaigns are entering a new era of digital transformation. With DIGIT-HCM we reinforce our goal of reaching every last child, because a stronger digital foundation means more efficient, equitable health campaigns across Africa.

Borders divide jurisdictions, but they do not divide risk. At #UNGA81, I was pleased to join leaders and partners at the Presidential Dialogue on High-Threat Pathogens. I spoke about the need to make preparedness a permanent part of national development and work together across borders. The New York Call to Action provides an important roadmap for putting this into practice. Preparedness must be built, sustained and funded, with standing arrangements that connect institutions and communities across borders and turn fragmented data into preparedness intelligence.

Had a good meeting with Mr Maturin Tchoumi of @Roche_Africa on our partnership through the Women Integrated Cancer Services (WICS). Grateful for the continued support in scaling up WICS to 8 additional countries, multi-partner engagement and improving access to breast and cervical cancer care across Africa.

Across the African Region, 178,000 women die each year from complications of pregnancy and childbirth, and one million newborns are lost. Most of these deaths can be prevented with care we already know how to provide. At the SHE RISES high-level side event at #UNGA81, we discussed women’s leadership in maternal and child health. Women must have a stronger voice where decisions are made, but representation alone will not save lives. Leadership must be matched by delivery. Political commitment must reach the facility where a woman gives birth, with skilled care, essential supplies and referral systems that work.

Productive discussion with Dr Peter Nsubuga of @MastercardFdn today in New York. I thank the Foundation for its commitment to expanding health and economic opportunities for Africa’s young people, including through investments that strengthen health systems and create pathways to dignified employment. We welcome the Foundation’s interest in significantly scaling up support for community health workers across Africa and look forward to deepening our collaboration to advance #HealthForAll.

For a patient in acute distress, a health system is measured in minutes. Emergency, critical and operative care is not a luxury. It is a core function of every resilient health system. Speaking at the #UNGA81 side event on integrated emergency, critical and operative care, I urged increased investment in nationally owned systems that can deliver lifesaving care at scale.

Malaria remains one of Africa’s greatest public health challenges. The WHO African Region accounts for 94% of global malaria cases and 95% of deaths. At #UNGA81, I joined Heads of State and partners to call for a financing push to match the Big Push against Malaria. With stronger domestic investment, financing aligned with national priorities and action across sectors, we can put malaria elimination back within reach.

No health decision in our Region should be taken in the dark. The Africa Health Security Index, a tool for understanding and strengthening epidemic and pandemic preparedness across the continent, was launched on the sidelines of #UNGA81. It provides valuable evidence on where capacity has improved and where serious exposure persists, supporting country decisions on where action is most urgent. Africa has shown that preparedness can improve.

Good exchange with my brother, @DirOPSPAHO, Director of @pahowho and WHO Regional Director for the Americas, on the margins of #UNGA81. Africa and the Americas share common health priorities and challenges. We see an opportunity to strengthen ties between our regions and learn from each other as we advance our health agendas. Together, for #HealthForAll.

Good exchange today with @MSuzman, CEO of @gatesfoundation, on the sidelines of #UNGA81. Grateful for the Foundation’s longstanding partnership with @WHOAFRO and its support in the efforts to improve health across Africa. We’re committed to continuing our collaboration to advance Africa’s health priorities and expand access to quality health services across the continent.

Pleased to meet Dr @jarottingen, CEO of @wellcometrust, in New York today. Grateful for Wellcome’s continued partnership with @WHOAFRO. We discussed strengthening mental health systems and access to care in Africa, as well as the Bundibugyo virus disease response. We also discussed opportunities to strengthen our longer-term collaboration across areas of shared priority. We look forward to deepening this collaboration in support of better health outcomes across Africa.

Across Africa, access to care for severe chronic conditions should not depend on a person’s income or proximity to a capital city. On the sidelines of #UNGA81, I addressed the Biannual Meeting of the @NCDIpoverty Network High-Level Advisory Group on the implementation of PEN-Plus and bringing quality care closer to communities through first-level referral hospitals. Ethiopia, Kenya and Zambia are translating political commitment into national plans with targets and budgets. Our task now is to support countries as they expand services and turn these plans into reliable services for people living with severe chronic conditions.