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Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, WHO Representative and Hage Mukwendje, Namibia Artist

WHO receives an exquisite painting from a local Namibian Visual Artist

A Namibian visual artist, Hage Mukwendje, handed over a special…
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Ms Teopista's son receives his Oral Polio Vaccine drops from the Minister of State in Charge of General Duties Hon. Hanifah Kawooya at the vaccination campaign launch

Children Under the Age of Five in Uganda set to benefit from the Nationwide House-to-House Polio Immunization Campaign

Ms Teopista is a mother of two little boys and a girl, all eligible…
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First ladies driving advocacy and interventions on elimination of cervical cancer in Nigeria

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A 14-year-old girl received HPV vaccine at her school in Addis Ababa, January 2022

Ethiopia to vaccinate over 1.8 million girls against human papillomavirus as part of drive to prevent cervical cancer

A human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign that aims to…
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Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave ebbs

Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave ebbs

Weekly COVID-19 cases in Africa have dropped significantly and deaths…
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Niger state government begins cervical cancer services in line with WHO’s recommendation 

Minna, 20 January 2022 - In line with the World Health Organization's…
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Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 surge in Africa plateaus

Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 surge in Africa plateaus

After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave driven…
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Dr Adam Haji, WHO, and Wajir County team, access nomadic communities for Covid-19 vaccination in north-eastern Kenya recently

Valuable Community Response Lessons for 2022

 As 2022 begins, health experts in Kenya have enough to reflect…
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