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Graduates celebrate completion of the training

Strengthening Public Health Security at South Africa’s Borders: First Frontline FETP Cohort Graduates

The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the National Department of Health (NDoH), and the Border Management Authority (BMA) successfully concluded South Africa’s first ever Field Epidemiology Training Programme (FETP) for Points of Entry (PoE) Frontline staff from 26–30 January 2026 in Johannesburg.
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Moderated discussion during the workshop

Turning Plans into Protection: Improving Capacity for Better Leprosy Case Management and Mass Drug Administration in Limpopo Province of South Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Office for South Africa in collaboration with the National Department of Health (NDoH) and the Limpopo Provincial Department of Health, conducted an integrated Leprosy Case Management and Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Training Workshop in Tzaneen, Limpopo Province, from 26 to 28 January 2026.
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Fighting lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar: Lives transformed and hope restored

Fighting lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar: Lives transformed and hope restored

Antananarivo — Julien Ranjaivonirina, a 63‑year‑old farmer living in the Fitovinany region, smiles as he reflects on his journey.

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Cheias na África Austral: OMS reforça resposta de emergência em Moçambique para prevenir surtos e garantir serviços de saúde essenciais

Cheias na África Austral: OMS reforça resposta de emergência em Moçambique para prevenir surtos e garantir serviços de saúde essenciais

Chuvas intensas e cheias severas desde meados de Dezembro de 2025 afectaram cerca de 1,3 milhão de pessoas na África Austral, destruindo habitações e infraestruturas críticas, interrompendo o acesso a serviços de saúde e aumentando o risco de doenças transmitidas pela água e por vetores.
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NTD stakeholders from National, Provincial and Partners joining together for the national strategic plan for soil-transmitted helminth infections and schistosomiasis in South Africa.

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2026

Pretoria—World Neglected Tropic

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Nigeria accelerates measles–rubella elimination with second phase campaign in the South

Nigeria accelerates measles–rubella elimination with second phase campaign in the South

Nigeria is conducting the second phase of its vaccination campaign to immunise 43 million children aged 9 months to 15 years against measles and rubella across 16 states.
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Over 24 million Children Reached with the Recent Integrated nOPV2 Campaign

Over 26 million Children Reached with the Recent Integrated polio vaccination campaign

The fourth-round national polio vaccination campaign with type two novel Oral Polio Vaccine (nOPV2) marked a milestone reaching over 26 million childre

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School children eating lunch

WHO launches new global guidelines to create healthier school food environments

Nairobi - The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched the WHO Guidelines on Policies and Interventions to Create Healthy School Food Environments, provid

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