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Africa emerges from holiday travel season with low number of COVID-19 cases

Africa emerges from holiday travel season with low number of COVID-19 cases

Africa is emerging from the New Year travel season without a…
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Around 100 participants from the countries and areas that are part of WHO’s Elimination-2025 initiative, WHO staff from the Headquarters, Regional Officers, and Country Offices, members of the WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Malaria Elimination and Certification, as well as observers attended the forum.

Working Together Towards Malaria Elimination

Close to 100 participants representing countries and areas who are…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership boosts Sierra Leone COVID-19 Vaccination with USD2.8 million worth donation.

COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership boosts Sierra Leone COVID-19 Vaccination with USD2.8 million worth donation.

Freetown, 25 January 2023 - The COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership…
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Estevao Andrade receiving his level 1 certificate from the Minister of Health

TOWARDS MALARIA ELIMINATION: STRENGTHENING THE QUALITY OF MALARIA DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES IN SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

External Competency Assessment for Malaria Microscopists 
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WHO condemns abduction of colleague in Mali

Bamako – World Health Organization (WHO) deplores the abduction…
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Hon- Minister and participants pledging support towards implementation of the strategic plan

Eritrea launched Strategic Plan for the Implementation of Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child and Adolescent Health – Nutrition and Health Aging (RMNCAH - NUT & HAA) 2022-2026

On 13 January 2023 the Ministry of Health, Eritrea, launched the…
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Dr Sagaki is the medical superintendent of the Amudat hospital, Uganda. He has extensive experience treating VL patients. “Most of the patients have low immunities due to malnutrition; we are not only treating VL but other diseases (TB, Malaria, ...)”

WHO and Gilead Sciences extend collaborative agreement to enhance access to treatment for visceral leishmaniasis

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Gilead Sciences have signed a…
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Launching of Mauritius-WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2023-2026 for scaling up universal health coverage

Port Louis. 19 January 2023.  The third World Health…
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