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Africa needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination six-fold 

Africa needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination six-fold 

Although COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Africa have risen significantly…
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WHO’s Dr Abraham Abenego administering oral cholera vaccine

South Sudan: With support from WHO over 200 000 people receive cholera vaccine in flooded hotspot areas to mitigate the risk of cholera outbreaks

Kai Koang, at the crack of dawn on a Tuesday morning, armed with his…
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Why do neglected tropical diseases suffer low priority?

Why do neglected tropical diseases suffer low priority?

Neglected tropical diseases affect millions of people across Africa,…
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HMH addressing media personnel during the 2022 World Leprosy Day Press briefing

Government partners decry stigmatization of people living with leprosy

Abuja, 1 February, 2022 - In commemoration of the 2022 World Leprosy…
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Improving treatment of neglected diseases

Improving treatment of neglected diseases

Preventive treatment of neglected tropical diseases (NTD) has saved…
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The Minister of State for Health Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora

World Neglected Tropical Disease Day: Achieving health equity to end the neglect of poverty-related diseases

Abuja, 31 January, 2022 - “The first time I noticed a sore on my left…
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Aitta Kébé and Maimouna Tamba are fighting Gender Based Violence in Senegal

Fighting gender-based violence at the grassroots in Senegal

Though separated by 100 km, Aitta Kébé and Maimouna Tamba are…
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ETHIOPIA COMMEMORATES WORLD NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES DAY CALLING FOR EQUITY, POLITICAL WILL AND PARTNER COMM

ETHIOPIA COMMEMORATES WORLD NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES DAY CALLING FOR EQUITY, POLITICAL WILL AND PARTNER

On 31 January 2022, ETHIOPIA commemorated World Neglected Tropical…
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