WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesussaidfuture of cancer control will depend on collective choices and inclusion of people with lived experience
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“WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the future of cancer control would depend on collective choices and ensuring that people with lived experience of cancer are included in decision-making.”
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesusparticipated inthe High-Level Virtual Meeting on Ebola
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“Other participants included African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, South African President and African Union Champion for Pandemic Preparedness, Prevention and Response Cyril Ramaphosa, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, Africa CDC Director-General Dr Jean Kaseya, World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and DRC President Félix Tshisekedi.”
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesuspublishedclaim that 10 foreign nationals have been killed in anti-immigration protests
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“Ghebreyesus published the claim on 14 June 2026 in a statement on his official X account, condemning protests that have included multiple incidents of civil unrest.”
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesuspraisedGeingos' appointment, saying she brings strategic leadership and commitment to equity
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“WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised both Clark's leadership and Geingos' appointment, saying she brings "a rare combination of strategic leadership, public credibility and deep commitment to equity."”
Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesussaidWHO was devastated to confirm contract worker killed in security incident
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“World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X late Monday that the UN health agency was "devastated to confirm that a person contracted to provide services to the organisation in Gaza was killed today during a security incident."”
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesuscalled onheads of state and government to undertake concrete reforms
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“To that end, World Health Organisation director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently called on heads of state and government to undertake concrete reforms in that direction starting this year.”
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah held separate meetings with the heads of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization at State House, focusing on Namibia's health priorities and regional cooperation. The discussions centred on the fifth Southern Africa Regional Ministerial Steering Committee meeting being hosted in Namibia, with emphasis on African countries working together to address challenges and advance sustainable development.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah held separate meetings with the heads of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization at State House, focusing on Namibia's health priorities and regional cooperation. The discussions centred on the fifth Southern Africa Regional Ministerial Steering Committee meeting being hosted in Namibia, with emphasis on African countries working together to address challenges and advance sustainable development.
A new WHO Global Status Report on Cancer warns that cancer is an increasing global crisis with the greatest growth expected in low- and middle-income countries. In Namibia, the report's ABC-DO study found significant disparities in breast cancer survival rates across racial groups, with white women at 84%, mixed-race women at 69%, and black women at 45%, linked to delays in diagnosis and treatment access.
The Southern African Development Community reaffirmed its commitment to supporting continental efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, while strengthening preparedness and response measures across the Southern African region. SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi participated in a High-Level Virtual Meeting of African Heads of State and Partners convened by the African Union to mobilise resources and coordinated action, which resulted in pledges of financial and in-kind support from African countries and development partners.
The South African government has dismissed a claim by WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that 10 foreign nationals were killed in anti-immigration protests, with an investigation revealing a mixture of unrelated organised crime hits and disputed death tolls in Mossel Bay.
Former First Lady Monica Geingos has been appointed Board Chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), the world's largest alliance focused on the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents. She succeeds former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, whose tenure ends in November 2026.
Monica Geingos has been appointed board chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, the world's largest alliance focused on maternal, newborn and child health, succeeding former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark when her term ends in November 2026. The alliance, hosted by the WHO in Geneva, brings together nearly 1,500 partner organisations working on maternal, child and adolescent health.
The World Health Organisation has suspended medical evacuations from Gaza to Egypt after a security incident in which a WHO contract worker was killed. Israel said its soldiers opened fire on an unmarked vehicle that posed an immediate threat and continued to accelerate toward troops.
The US has formally withdrawn from the WHO, citing the organization's alleged mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic and political influence from member states. The withdrawal removes one of the WHO's largest donors and has already caused job losses at the agency, though the WHO disputes the US claims and says the withdrawal is a loss for both the US and the world.