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São Tomé and Principe celebrated the World Malaria Day

São Tomé and Principe celebrated the World Malaria Day: The country is highly committed to reach the malaria elimination goal by 2030

Mapangano Jeremiah, a Covid-19 Vaccine champion

Covid-19 Vaccination critical in ending the pandemic

Official ceremony to mark World Malaria Day

São Tomé and Principe celebrated the World Malaria Day

Umutoniwase Marie-Claire playing with her daughter Ornella

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For fourteen-year-old João, the opening of the PEN-Plus clinic in Nhamatanda, Mozambique, was lifesaving. Living with rheumatic heart disease, over the course of three years his condition deteriorated after a spate of misdiagnoses. Determining he needed critical life-saving heart surgery, his doctor received support from PEN-Plus to fly him to the capital Maputo in order to get the procedure done. Still attending the clinic for follow-up appointments and treatments, João’s health has now greatly improved.

Boosting efforts to transform care for severe chronic diseases in Africa