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Ethiopia Marks World Patient Safety Day 2025 with Renewed Commitment to Safer Care for Children

Ethiopia Marks World Patient Safety Day 2025 with Renewed Commitment to Safer Care for Children

Addis Ababa, 17 September 2025 — Ethiopia joined the global community in commemorating World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) 2025 under the theme “Safe care for every newborn and ever

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Participants of the Regional Technical Meeting on Innovative Health Financing Solutions

14 African countries explore innovative financing solutions for health in the African region

Johannesburg, South Africa – 23 September 2025, Technical experts from 14 African countries, multilateral development banks, development partners, and global he

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Healthcare workers administering the polio vaccine to a child as part of immunization efforts to protect children from poliovirus.

South Sudan launches landmark integrated health campaign, protecting 2.1 million children from Polio and 1.2 million people from Schistosomiasis simultaneously

Juba- The Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with the World Health Organ

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Digitizing Fuel Management: WHO Ethiopia Fully Adopts TeleBirr E-Payment System

Digitizing Fuel Management: WHO Ethiopia Fully Adopts TeleBirr E-Payment System

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 

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Angola strengthens Ebola outbreak preparedness measures

Angola strengthens Ebola outbreak preparedness measures

Following the declaration of Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola is stepping up disease surveillance, prevention and preparedness measures especially in the country’s Lunda Norte province which borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Trained midwives, transformed lives in Mali

Trained midwives, transformed lives in Mali

Bamako – “I was ashamed to talk about contraceptives because it is still a taboo subject in some circles where I live.

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WHO sounds the alarm on the rising number of suicides in Eswatini

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Accelerating response to end Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Accelerating response to end Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is accelerating, with a range of control measures being scaled up leading to quicker detection of the virus, early start of treatment and care, contact tracing, as well as vaccine rollout.
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