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South Sudan joined the rest of the world to commemorate the first World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day

Stakeholders recommit to enhance efforts to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases in South Sudan

Juba, 30 January 2022 - South Sudan joined the rest of the world to…
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Adaptation of Gender Based Violence Clinical Handbook in Abuja.

Stakeholders move to tackle gender inequality in Nigeria’s health sector 

Abuja January 25, 2022 - Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is…
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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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