The Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control(DPC) Cluster, WHO Regional Office for Africa, is delighted to share the 2025 report on responding to communicable and noncommunicable diseases in the Region. 

The Cluster has made significant progress towards ending disease in Africa and promising healthier lives to our populations in 2025. Measles and rubella have been eliminated in Cabo Verde, Seychelles and Mauritius. Niger is the first African country and the fifth worldwide to eliminate river blindness. Botswana is the first high-burden country to achieve Gold Tier certification for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. 

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the major achievements and activities of the DPC Cluster in a difficult year.