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Tanzania Secures US$25 Million from the Pandemic Fund to Strengthen Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness

Tanzania Secures US$25 Million from the Pandemic Fund to Strengthen Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness

Dar es Salaam:  The United Republic of Tanzania has been awarded a significant grant of US$25 million from the Pandemic Fund to enhance its national health security and pan

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State Team members (State Ministry of Health, NCDC, IHVN and WHO) in Uselu market interviewing traders at Uselu market, Uselu community during the field investigation of the rumors.

Outbreak in Uselu: How Swift Action Saved Lives from Dengue’s Silent Threat

Benin City,  – A deadly fever gripped Uselu’s markets in June 2025, revealing dengue fever’s threat.

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WHO mobilizes digital influencers to combat diseases in Angola

WHO mobilizes digital influencers to combat diseases in Angola

Luanda, Angola - The World Health Organization (WHO) is betting on an inn

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Rainy season increases cholera threat in South Sudan

Rainy season increases cholera threat in South Sudan

Juba—The ongoing rainy season in South Sudan is slowing cholera

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WHO hands over supplies to Al Sabbah Children Hospital

WHO hands over supplies to Al Sabbah Children Hospital, South Sudan’s only children hospital

Al Sabbah children hospital is the only tertiary referral children’s hospital in South Sudan with a stabilization center receiving children with se

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Advancing access to sexual and reproductive health services in South Sudan

Advancing access to sexual and reproductive health services in South Sudan

Juba ‒ In an effort to address severely limited access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services in South Sudan, the Ministry of Health, with

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From left; WHO Botswana focal person, Dr. Tebogo Madidimalo with a trainee and ToT

National training drive boosts cervical cancer prevention efforts in Botswana

In a continued effort to reduce the burden of cervical cancer, the Ministry of Health, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other key

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Uganda conducts filovirus full-scale response simulation exercise for the national Emergency Medical Team

Uganda conducts filovirus full-scale response simulation exercise for the national Emergency Medical Team

Jinja, Uganda – The Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) through funding from the Directorate-General for European Civil Pr

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