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Intensifying cross-border collaboration to curb Ebola outbreak

Countries in the Horn of Africa and Yemen recommit to ending variant poliovirus

Countries in the Horn of Africa and Yemen recommit to ending variant poliovirus

High-level ministerial meeting on cross-border coordination on the ebola disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus

High-level ministerial meeting on cross-border coordination on the ebola disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus

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Member States advance regional coordination on Bundibugyo Ebola response

Brazzaville – As countries across the African region intensify preparedness and response measures against the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease caused by the Bundibugyo vi

To support preparations for the survey, Dr Fahmy Hanna from WHO Headquarters, Mental Health Department was in the country from 11 to 15 May 2026.

WHO Supports Zambia to Strengthen Access to Mental Health Medicines and Services

Lusaka, Zambia – The World Health Organization (WHO) in Zambia with assistance from WHO headquarters, and the Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) is supporting preparations for a

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Health Without Borders: Angola and the DRC Join Forces to Combat Polio

Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have taken a decisi

Behind the scenes of the Ebola disease outbreak response

Behind the scenes of Ebola disease outbreak response

Nairobi—Fifty-year-old Milton Oloo has worked as a cargo loading agent at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya for the last 30 years.

WHO continues to support Malawi in building capacity to measure progress and outcomes in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity.

Malawi sustains gains from the Quality-of-Care Network implementation

Malawi is institutionalizing quality of care in all its programmes and the delivery of ess