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Nurse Peace (right) counsels a patient before she gets screened for cervical cancer at the RAiSE Foundation office in Niger State on 24 February 2021.

Deaths from noncommunicable diseases on the rise in Africa

Accra/Brazzaville – Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer,…
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Managing COVID-19 waste in Africa

Managing COVID-19 waste in Africa

Masks. Gloves. Personal protective equipment. Vaccines. These items…
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Malawi receives 1.9 million doses of cholera vaccines to strengthen cholera preparedness and response readiness

Lilongwe, 8 April
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Stakeholders at the ministerial press briefing on World Health Day

WHO and stakeholders call for multisectoral approach towards climate change and other environmental threats to public health 

Abuja, 8 April 2022 - As Nigeria joins the world to commemorate the…
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MoHCC giving remarks during the World Health Day Commemoration in Harare

Government of Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Health Day

7 April 2022 - Today, The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC)…
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Dr. Yonas Tegegn Op-ed on World Health day 2022

A healthy planet requires sustainable actions

Op-ed - The effects of climate change are clear and already…
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Flooded farmland

Malawi reaffirms its commitment to climate action on World Health Day 2022 – Our Planet, Our Health

Lilongwe, 7 April 20
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Over two-thirds of Africans exposed to virus which causes COVID-19

Over two-thirds of Africans exposed to virus which causes COVID-19: WHO study

Up to 65% of Africans have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus…
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