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Angola strengthens surveillance capacity in outbreak preparedness and response.

Mbanza-Congo, 3 June 2023: Over the past two years, Angola has seen…
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Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Tanzania declared over

Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Tanzania declared over

Tanzania today declared the end of the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak…
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How preparedness boosted Tanzania’s Marburg outbreak response

How preparedness boosted Tanzania’s Marburg outbreak response

Mishana* was taken ill at Bujunangoma Hospital in Kagera, a region in…
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Participants at the Infodemic training in Arusha

Flattening the curve in Tanzania: WHO and AIRA train public health workers to fight Infodemic

Dar es Salaam - As the World battled the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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First large-scale campaign in DRC using innovative polio vaccine

First large-scale campaign in DRC using innovative polio vaccine

Brazzaville/Kinshasa - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
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Africa steps up access to high-quality laboratory data for polio eradication

Africa steps up access to high-quality laboratory data for polio eradication

Brazzaville/Accra – While Africa has made significant progress in the…
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Tony Kidiga, focal point for Tobacco Free Farms, Ministry of agriculture, speaks about good practices to WHO visiting team at a farmer's in Migori County

Kenya leads global World NO-Tobacco Event

The world is confronted with a global food crisis fueled by conflict…
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Switch away from tobacco an economic, health boon for Kenyan farmers

Switch away from tobacco an economic, health boon for Kenyan farmers

When small-scale Kenyan farmer Nancy Achieng made the switch from…
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