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WHO supports Angola in strengthening the regulation of medicines and health technologies

Access to safe, effective, and quality medicines and health technol

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WHO Donates Emergency Medical Supplies to Support Health Services in Conflict-Affected Savannah Region

The recent inter-ethnic conflict in Ghana’s Savannah Region left families displaced,

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Health Workers at the Forefront of Ghana’s HPV Vaccination Campaign

As Ghana prepares to introduce the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its rou

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Children showing their cards after OCV vaccination in Zamfara State

Zamfara State leads cholera vaccination campaign with WHO support

Gusau, To contain the cholera outbreak in Zamfara State, the state government- supported by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), World

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WHO personnel during a surveillance exercise

Nigeria intensifies surveillance to sustain progress toward polio eradication

Abuja, Nigeria is intensifying its efforts to end all forms of poliovirus by the end of 2025.

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Angola joins global call to put newborn and child safety at the heart of health systems

When she was just 9 years old, Rossana Francisco lost her mother, a nurse by

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WHO and China Explore Strengthened Collaboration Through the African Union Health Architecture

WHO and China Explore Strengthened Collaboration Through the African Union Health Architecture

Addis Ababa, 23 September 2025 — Professor Francis Kasolo, WHO Representative a.i. to Ethiopia and the African Union (AU), paid a courtesy visit to H.E.

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Sierra Leone concludes inaugural workshop on institutionalizing medical certification of cause of death and ICD-11

Freetown, 25 September 2025 – The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), in collaboration with the World Healt

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