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Cross section of participants at the launched a collaborative initiative to integrate sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) with communicable disease interventions in Nigeria.

Nigeria Launches Integrated Health Services to Enhance Outcomes for Vulnerable Populations

Abuja, In a strategic effort to strengthen health systems and improve…
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Dr Kouamé Jean Konan, WHO Representative, Mr. Gilles Fagninou, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, and Mr. Ousmane Niang, UNICEF Representative in Benin.

Driving Health Impact Together: UNICEF WCAR Leadership Engages with WHO Benin

On 21 August 2025, the WHO Country Office in Benin had the privilege…
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Heavy rains caused flooding in São Vicente

WHO strengthens support for the health response in São Vicente following floods

The World Health Organization (WHO) in Cabo Verde has strengthened…
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BoMRA Takes Major Step Towards WHO Maturity Level 3 with Assisted Self-Benchmarking

Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority conducts five-day assisted self-benchmarking exercise

Gaborone—The Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority (BoMRA)…
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Cholera Response in Congo: Mbamou Island Breathes Again

Cholera response in Congo: Mbamou Island breathes again

Brazzaville – When Angèle, a young mother living on Mbamou Island,…
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Africa rallies new financing models to shield communities from climate-driven health crises

Africa rallies new financing models to shield communities from climate-driven health crises

As rising heat waves, floods, and droughts push Africa’s health…
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From genome to action: Building Sierra Leone’s next generation of genomic leaders for public health resilience beyond mpox

Freetown, Sierra Leone, August 19, 2025 – Sierra Leone has taken an…
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World Humanitarian Day: Nurse Abidine in Mauritania’s Mbera refugee camp carries hope every day

World Humanitarian Day: Nurse Abidine in Mauritania’s Mbera refugee camp carries hope every day

Mbera – Every year on 19 August, the world celebrates World…
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