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Improving hospital care for severe acute malnutrition in children

Improving hospital care for severe acute malnutrition in children

Brazzaville, Kampala, Lomé—The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with ministries of health, partner hospitals, and wi

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Improving hospital care for severe acute malnutrition in children

Improving hospital care for severe acute malnutrition in children

Brazzaville, Kampala, Lomé—The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with ministries of health, partner hospitals, and wi

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Sherift Omoniyi: malaria vaccination champion in Nigeria

Sherift Omoniyi: malaria vaccination champion in Nigeria

Kebbi State, Nigeria—34-year-old Sherifat Omoniyi, is a pharmacist with 9 years’ experience and resident of Kebbi State, northwestern Nigeria.

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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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Cross-border collaboration

Intensifying cross-border collaboration to curb Ebola outbreak

Kampala — Health ministers, emergency experts and partners from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan gathered in Kampala this week to st

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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

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These assessments show that Malawi has made steady progress

Malawi strengthens alignment under the health data collaborative

Malawi is among the pathfinder countries under the Health Data Collaborative (HDC) and the SDG 3 Global Action Plan—global efforts that bring together governments, international

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WHO and African Medicines Agency launch landmark framework to strengthen access to quality-assured health products in Africa

WHO and African Medicines Agency launch landmark framework to strengthen access to quality-assured health products in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Medicines Agency (AMA) have signed a Framework Agreement for Collaboration, marking a major milestone in efforts to strengthen regulatory systems and improve access to safe, effective and quality-assured health products across Africa.
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