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A mother and her child after vaccination

Uganda introduces life-saving yellow fever vaccine into routine immunization programme

The Ministry of Hea
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Thongbotho Mphoyakgosi, Medical Laboratory Scientist

Thongbotho Mphoyakgosi, Medical Laboratory Scientist

Twenty years ago, Thongbotho Mphoyakgosi, wanted to be a social…
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Dr Gift Sten Chinomba, Medical doctor

Dr Gift Sten Chinomba, Medical doctor

As a general practitioner for over a decade, Dr Gift Sten Chinomba…
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Mr. Joel Maybury, the U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission

Liberia officially closes the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) survivors- Men’s Health Screening Program

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WHO personnel engaging with members of a community in Yobe state.

WHO supports Yobe to scale up the provision of health services  through grassroots interventions 

Yobe, 13 March, 2023 - As displaced residents and host communities in…
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Training of legislators on optimizing use of various legal tools to securing tobacco control and prevention of other NCD risk factors in Mauritius, March 2023

Training of legislators and advisors by WHO in Mauritius on use of various legal tools to strengthen tobacco control and reduce NCD risk factors

Legal advisors and judicial officers from Botswana, Eswatini,…
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Southern African countries call for urgent action against cholera, climate-related health emergencies

Southern African countries call for urgent action against cholera, climate-related health emergencies

Lilongwe – Ministers of Health and Water and Sanitation and…
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Accessing Essential drugs at the Borno state central medical store. Photo_credit: WHO Nigeria/ Igwebuikek

WHO expands health services support for vulnerable populations in the northeast

Maiduguri – 9 March, 2023 - The humanitarian support provided by the…
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