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Rallying action to curb cholera in Nigeria’s Lagos state

Rallying action to curb cholera in Nigeria’s Lagos state

Comfort Ajayi, a mother of three and resident of Lagos state says she…
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Sierra Leone’s dedicated polio vaccinators hit roads to reach millions of children: Ensuring every child in Pujehun is safe and free from polio

Sierra Leone’s dedicated polio vaccinators hit roads to reach millions of children: Ensuring every child in Pujehun is safe and free from polio

Using door-to-door vaccination and fixed vaccination centers in…
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Government of Japan Supports Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Training in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Government of Japan Supports Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Training in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

In response to the pressing mental health needs caused by the ongoing…
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South Sudan has successfully implemented a COVID-19 vaccination campaign across many parts of the country, significantly increasing overall vaccination rates.

South Sudan's fight against COVID-19 and efforts to safeguard the community from vaccine-preventable diseases

On 5 May 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end…
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Mavie Ndama

From fear to fulfilment: a phlebotomist’s first blood donation

Brazzaville - Mavie Ndama is a phlebotomist at the National Blood…
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Dr. Richard Banda, WHO Representative to Namibia with the Hon. Dr. Peya Mushelenga, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

WHO Representative to Namibia officially presented his credentials to the Government

The newly appointed World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to…
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Participants engaged during a BI training in Namibia

Namibia’s Public Health Professionals Trained on Behavioral Insight

Behaviors are an essential part of our health and wellbeing.  …
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A mother with a child that is going through nutrition therapy in Koboko district

Using Data to Tackle Acute Malnutrition in Uganda

In the West Nile region of Uganda, Dawa Zubeda, a mother of five, has…
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