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A health worker collecting sputum samples for TB testing in Nasarawa state, Nigeria

Nigeria intensifies tuberculosis response to close detection gaps

Abuja, Nigeria – With technical support from the World Health…
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WHO Guinea-Bissau and the Embassy of China discuss opportunities for strengthened health cooperation

WHO Guinea-Bissau and the Embassy of China discuss opportunities for strengthened health cooperation

Bissau—On 31 March 2026, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, Acting WHO…
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WHO strengthens emergency care in Liberia with handover of medically equipped ambulances and life-saving medical equipment and supplies

WHO strengthens emergency care in Liberia with handover of medically equipped ambulances and life-saving medical equipment and supplies

Monrovia—The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over two…
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Group photograph at the HIV pre‑exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) launch

Nigeria introduces long‑acting HIV prevention option to strengthen national response

Abuja – Nigeria has introduced lenacapavir, a new long‑acting…
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WHO Guinea-Bissau and the Embassy of China discuss opportunities for strengthened health cooperation

WHO Guinea-Bissau and the Embassy of China discuss opportunities for strengthened health cooperation

Bissau—On 31 March 2026, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, Acting WHO…
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Cleaner markets for safer food in Cameroon

Cleaner markets for safer food in Cameroon

Douala —Along with Senegal, Cameroon is implementing the “Healthy…
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When Words Heal: The Impact of a Listening Space in Timbedra

When words heal: The impact of a listening space in Timbedra, Mauritania

Nouakchott—In the Hodh El Chargui region in eastern Mauritania, where…
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Sierra Leone strengthens management of severe mpox complications

Sierra Leone strengthens management of severe mpox complications

Freetown—When Sierra Leone confirmed its first mpox case in January…
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