Today is #OneHealth Day! What is One Health? One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. #OneHealth #StandWithScience

Zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, environmental degradation, food safety, neglected tropical diseases and other shared health threats require a One Health approach. This One Health Day, stand with science and turn evidence into action. #OneHealth #StandWithScience

One Health starts with everyday actions. From protecting the environment and handling food safely to following health professionals' advice on antibiotic use, small steps can make a difference. This One Health Day, #StandWithScience.

Africa medicines regulators met in Kigali @ the 11th African Medicines Regulators Conference (#AMRC2026), organised by African Medicines Agency & @WHO. They explored stronger regulatory cooperation to accelerate access to quality-assured medical products across Africa. #AMAWeek

African Medecines Agency (AMA) DG Dr @mimi_darko & WHO Rep Dr @BrianChirombo urged African regulators to strengthen collaboration with WHO & AMA support, & use reliance to advance regulatory excellence, & ensure timely access to safe, effective, quality-assured medical products

At the 11th #AMRC2026, @WHORwanda Rep Dr @BrianChirombo, emphasised that reliance doesn’t take away sovereignty. It enables regulators to make informed, independent decisions while leveraging trusted scientific assessments to accelerate access to quality-assured medical products

Countries in the WHO Global Digital Health Certificate Network are participating in a WHO Regional Onboarding & Launch Workshop in Rwanda 🇷🇼 to prepare for the issuance of Digital Health Certificates so as to strengthen cross-border health security, with 🇪🇺European Union support

“The 🇪🇺 EU is happy to support the WHO Global Digital Health Certificate Network initiative, which will assist African countries develop secure, interoperable & verifiable digital health certification": Isabel Pimenta @EUinRW Team Leader @ the WHO #GDHCN Workshop in Kigali

"Building on the 🇪🇺 EU Digital COVID Certificate experience, WHO’s #GDHCN will connect countries through trusted, interoperable digital health systems while protecting personal data. At its core, the GDHCN is about trust.” said @WHORwanda Rep Dr @BrianChirombo during the workshop

The 11th African Medicines Regulators Conference is under way in Kigali, co-convened by AMA and @WHO under the theme, “Regulatory Reliance: Accelerating Innovation, Access and Regulatory Excellence.” Reliance isn’t giving up sovereignty. It’s about making informed decisions, without duplicating work. #AMRC

Prof Raymond Muganga, DG of @RwandaFDA welcomed delegates and urged them to turn shared principles into action and build a trusted African regulatory ecosystem.

In her keynote, @SAHPRA1 CEO Dr Boitumelo Semete Makokotlela outlined how reliance became a route to access during the pandemic and beyond. She also shared a set of questions to guide the conversation over the next few days including : 1. Do we share a common understanding of reliance? Does have the same understanding of “sameness”? 2. Are regulators able to get full access to dossiers and reports they rely on? 3. How are the 10 ML3 countries progressing in relying on each other?

Dr @BrianChirombo, @WHORwanda noted that African countries have already shown how collaboration works through joint assessments and inspections, without compromising safety, quality or efficacy. He emphasised growing demand on regulatory systems makes rigorous and agile regulatory systems more critical than ever.

“WHO is supporting National Regulatory Authorities to strengthen their regulatory capacity to improve access to safe, effective & quality-assured medicines, vaccines & other medical products in Africa,” said WHO Rep Dr @BrianChirombo at WHO side event at #AMAWeek2026 in Kigali

at #AMAWeek2026, African Medicines Agency(AMA)DG @mimi_darko& @WHORwanda Rep @BrianChirombo said WHO & AMA are working together to support National Regulatory Authorities to boost their national regulatory systems&improve access to safe, quality-assured medical products in Africa

On #WorldPolioDay, we reaffirm our commitment to protecting every child through sustained immunization, strong surveillance and rapid response. Together, let’s accelerate progress towards a polio-free Africa and world. 🌍 #EndPolio #VaccinesWork

Rwanda @FCDOGovUK Development Director, Billy Stewart, met WHO Rep Dr @BrianChirombo to discuss collaboration. They identified #AMR, Emergency Medical Teams, #Ebola preparedness, Emergency Medical Services & #digitization as areas of potential collaboration supporting Rwanda 🇷🇼