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Trained in National Public Health Laboratory Water Quality Testing Team

Strengthening capacities for Infection Prevention and control; a huge push towards reduced outbreaks

In an effort to protect communities from diseases resulting from environmental and health setting contamination, the Ministry of Health, supported by the World Health Organizati

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Ethiopia's Multi-Sectoral National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)

Ethiopia's Multi-Sectoral National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)

In a recent workshop held in Ethiopia, key stakeholders convened to develop the country's Multi-Sectoral National Action Plan for Health Security (NAP

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A health worker checks the circumference of a child's arm using a mid-upper arm circumference measure

Saving lives and empowering communities in South Sudan’s remote areas: Akon's journey from despair to hope

In the dusty outskirts of Nyamlel in Aweil West County, Northern Bahr el Gazal State, a grandmother's desperate plea for her granddaughter's life echoed through the corridors of

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WHO Liberia staff inspecting consignment together with Central Medical Stores staff

Combating Neglected Tropical Diseases in Liberia: Nearly 2 million people to benefit from Mass Drug Administration against lymphatic filariasis and schistosomiasis in endemic counties

Neglected Tropical Diseases medicines consignment donation to Ministry of Health

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Mary Mungwere

Ramping up cervical cancer screening in Zimbabwe

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WHO Liberia Expanded Program on Immunization Officer addresses the audience during the launch of the nationwide polio vaccination campaign in Liberia

United Against Polio: Nationwide Polio Vaccination Campaign Kicks Off in Liberia

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a town crier, Mr Usman calling on parent to get their children to the vaccination post to recieve the MenFive vaccine Photo credit – Ayodamola Owoseye

Saving lives in northwest Nigeria with the new MenFive vaccines 

Dutse, 8 May, 2024 -  It was around 10 am when 55-year-old Usman Alasan, with his megaphone got to the nomadic settlement of Dongawaki, located at Sule Tankarka

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Enhancing capacity for my malaria vaccine introduction and rollout in Africa through experience sharing

Enhancing capacity for malaria vaccine introduction and rollout in Africa through experience sharing

As part of efforts to support the wider introduction and rollout of the malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO), PATH and other partners convened stakeholders from  Nigeria, Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire and Liberia to learn from Ghana’s malaria vaccination experience on 16-18 April in Accra, Ghana, and ensure adequate preparation towards new introductions and rollout across these countries.
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