Departments
Health, Humanitarian Affairs & Social Development (HHS)
Commissioner
Amb. Amma Twum-Amoah (Ghana) was elected as Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) department. She is the former Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan and the Permanent Representative to the African Union and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
Structure
The Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) works to promote the
oversees the policy and strategic development and delivery on implementation of decisions of AU p
The division of humanitarian affairs provides continental direction to the achievement of durable
AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) is a statutory entity of the African Union with the specific mandate to l
Comprises three (3) Divisions and is tasked with a broad spectrum of issues related to continenta
The division of labour and employment focuses on the rights, labour standards, integrated employm
The Division works with Member States and development partners to create and strengthen social pr
The Division of Culture and Sports harmonises and coordinates activities and policies across the
Activities
In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African Heads of State and Government, together with the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) led by President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko of the Republic of Botswana, have sounded the alarm on malaria in Africa, as revealed in the 2025 Africa Malaria Progress Report.
On 6th February 2026, the African Union, through the Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, convened a Continental Virtual Event to commemorate the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
African high-ranking officials, composed of Director Generals, Chiefs, and Heads of Immigration of African Union Memb
The African Union convened a three-day continental technical experts’ meeting to develop a new continental strategic
The African Union convened a three-day continental technical experts’ meeting to develop a new continental strategic
The African Union Commission deployed a Humanitarian Assessment Team composed of humanitarian experts voluntarily nom
February 15, 2026
WHAT: ACHIEVE Africa: Launching Africa's Research and Development Engine for Vaccine and Therapeutic Sovereignty
February 14, 2026
WHAT: Side Event on “A High-Level Dialogue on the Launch of the 2025 AU Champion’s Report on End
February 13, 2026
What: High-level Side Event under the theme “Recommitting Africa to Child Survival through Strat
February 13, 2026
What: High-Level Side Event on the sidelines of the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summi
February 06, 2026
What: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
April 13, 2023 to April 22, 2023
December 17, 2019
January 28, 2019 to March 31, 2019
November 14, 2018
Department Resources
February 19, 2026
February 02, 2026
Strategic Policy Framework and Plan of Action on Ageing
December 17, 2025
August 27, 2025
AFRICAN UNION CONTINENTAL CONSULTATION ON SYNTHETIC DRUG SUPPLY REDUCTION EFFORTS TOWARDS ADDRESSING DRUG TRAFFICKING AND ADVANCING CRIME
September 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
June 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
June 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
February 19, 2026
February 05, 2026
February 02, 2026
Strategic Policy Framework and Plan of Action on Ageing
December 17, 2025