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The 12th Joint Operations Review on humanitarian support to North-east begins in Borno state 

Borno, 6 February 2023 - The 12th Joint Operations Review (JOR) on…
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On the path to expanding cervical cancer screening in Kenya

On the path to expanding cervical cancer screening in Kenya

Kenya piloted a community-based cervical cancer screening in 2021…
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World Health Organization deploys Emergency Medical Teams to support cholera outbreak response in Malawi

As part of the continue
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Indoor residual spraying (IRS) of insecticides is helping decrease the population of Phlebotomus argentipes sand flies that transmit Leishmaniasis.

WHO publishes two landmark documents on leishmaniasis

Departmental news - Geneva - Leishmania parasites are…
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Twelve African countries commit to end AIDS among children by 2030

Dar es Salaam - Today, twelve (12) African countries of the…
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Victim living with Elephantiasis

“People living with Elephantiatis are often stigmatized” – patient 

Abuja, 31 January, 2023 - Betty Livingstone, (not her real name), 22…
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Mauritius is moving a step ahead in its fight against cancer by extending vaccination against Human Papillomavirus to boys aged 9 to 15 years

Port Louis. 31 January 2023.  Mauritius is moving a step ahead…
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Young Man

Emmanuel finds his feet as Rwanda steps up fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases

In the face of debilitating diseases like podoconiosis, one young…
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