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Anti-tobacco initiative yields results

Anti-tobacco initiative yields results

Namudu Kareen*, 30, an anti-tobacco advocate in Uganda, was forced to…
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Self-injectable contraception successes

Self-injectable contraception successes

"My husband was against contraceptive," recalls Aïssa*. She recently…
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Aux Comores, tous les enfants nés de mère séropositive sont séronégatifs

Comoros on the path to ending mother-to-child HIV transmission

Nadja* was planning her wedding two years ago when she learned that…
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Transforming chronic disease care

Transforming chronic disease care

Challenged by high cholesterol levels and hypertension, and later…
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Rapid response ends cholera outbreak

Rapid response ends cholera outbreak

Hammanskraal resident Tebogo Hlongwane was terrified when she took…
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Strengthening ICU bed capacity

Strengthening ICU bed capacity

With its mountainous terrain and use of donkeys and horses as primary…
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Participants posing for a photo at the Cholera Preparedness Training

WHO South Africa Strengthening Cholera Preparedness and Training in Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape

Demonstrating an extraordinary commitment to the protection of public…
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Progress towards cervical cancer elimination

Progress towards cervical cancer elimination

In Guinea, around 30 health centres offer free cervical cancer…
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