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Bolstering monkeypox laboratory testing in Africa

Bolstering monkeypox laboratory testing in Africa

With three African countries with no previous history of human…
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WHO, Canada, MOH receive the vaccines at the KK International Airport

Zambia receives 4,500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Canada

Today 950,350 doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Zambia. This…
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WHO team in a meeting in Nairobi this week to discuss the critical health response necessitated by the drought and food insecurity crisis in Horn of Africa

WHO intensifies response to looming health crisis in the greater Horn of Africa as food insecurity worsens

The health risks in the region are increasing, while access to health…
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At the World Health Day commemoration, the Assistant Minister of Health Sethome Lelatisitswe expressed his concerns that the current global environmental crisis accelerates the already high rate of NCDs in Botswana

Climate change has direct consequences for the key determinants of health

In the African Region, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are set to…
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WHO team handing over items and supplies to the Katavi Regional Health Management Team

WHO responds to a Cholera outbreak in Katavi Region

Katavi,
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Minister of Health, accompanied by the WHO Representative during the opening of the event

Angola strengthens partnerships to accelerate primary health coverage

Luanda, June 29, 2022 – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) and its…
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New ICUs set to open at hospitals across Lesotho

New ICUs set to open at hospitals across Lesotho

Critical care patients in Lesotho will soon be spared a trip to South…
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Mozambique vaccinates nearly all adults against COVID-19

Mozambique vaccinates nearly all adults against COVID-19

“I came to take the COVID-19 booster dose and brought my baby for (…
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