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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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WHO, UNV programme launch second phase of Africa Women Health Champions initiative

WHO, UNV programme launch second phase of Africa Women Health Champions initiative

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and…
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A woman receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in Abuja

Vaccination against COVID-19 protects other people- survivor       

Abuja, 7 March, 2023 - “Being infected with COVID-19 is not an…
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children getting vaccinated

Reaching communities at risk of measles with vaccination

By Vivian Mugarisi
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Floods raise cholera risk even as cases decline in Africa

Floods raise cholera risk even as cases decline in Africa

 As weekly cholera cases in the affected African countries…
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His Excellency Honorable Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), Dr C.D.G.N Chiwenga in Grey

Zimbabwe launches Health Resilience Fund and Strategic Frameworks to bolster Universal Health Coverage

By Tatenda Chimbwanda
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In Burundi, health at the heart of the fight against gender-based violence

In Burundi, health at the heart of the fight against gender-based violence

Salomé* still recalls the years of domestic violence she suffered at…
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