World Health Organization (WHO)

The assessment, conducted from July 27–31, 2026, evaluated the country’s regulatory strengths and gaps and will support updates to EFDA’s Institutional Development Plan.

Leishmaniasis is endemic in 80 countries, with an estimated 50,000 to 90,000 new cases reported annually, although WHO estimates that only 25% to 45% of infections are officially documented.

The guidance updates dosing recommendations for several widely used paediatric antiretroviral medicines, including dolutegravir and the combination of abacavir and lamivudine.

The campaigns vaccinated 936,618 children during the first round, 997,941 during the second and 1,025,806 during the third.

The designation highlights Abu Dhabi’s expanding role in global health security, particularly in strengthening systems that detect, track, and respond to infectious disease threats.

The donation includes 108 electric obstetric theatre beds, along with specialised equipment for women’s cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment.

The plan targets key pillars of outbreak control, including emergency coordination, disease surveillance, laboratory diagnostics, infection prevention and control, and clinical case management.

The latest recommendations come as health authorities continue to battle a widening outbreak in eastern DRC, with additional confirmed cases reported in Uganda.

The appeal followed discussions held during the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79), where climate-related health risks featured prominently across several agenda items.

The leaders also pledged to protect essential services such as education, routine healthcare, cholera control and measles response efforts as countries confront the growing public health threat.