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World Oral Health Day 2023

World Oral Health Day 2023: WHO urges countries to unite, follow, and implement the Regional and Global strategies on oral health

Message from WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti
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Global partners commit to improve Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Global partners commit to improve Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Ten Ministries of Health with country, regional and global partners…
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Cyclone Freddy deepens health risks in worst-hit countries

Cyclone Freddy deepens health risks in worst-hit countries

The devastation by Tropical Cyclone Freddy is exposing major health…
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As hundreds of thousands flee Somalia to Ethiopia, UN and partners call for urgent funding

As hundreds of thousands flee Somalia to Ethiopia, UN and partners call for urgent funding

Joint Press Release 
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Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases

Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases

Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Health has confirmed eight more cases…
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Mohammadu Usman at Noma Hospital leaving for school after his morning chores

Live a dignified life with treatment – says Noma Survivor

 Sokoto, 21 March, 2023 - Mohammadu Usman a 22-year-old noma…
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Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease

Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease

Tanzania today confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus…
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Tackling malaria in Mali through stronger surveillance

Tackling malaria in Mali through stronger surveillance

How can numbers save lives? In three malaria-prone districts in…
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