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A public lecture held with South Sudan’s Physicians Association

South Sudan recommits to enhancing efforts to improve climate change-induced health threats including flooding

World Health Day is observed annually on 7 April, to commemorate the…
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Increasing momentum to address Antimicrobial Resistance in Zimbabwe: Commitment of the government and the UN Country Team

Harare, Zimbabwe – The first global assessment of the burden of…
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Stakeholders at the ministerial press briefing on World Health Day

WHO and stakeholders call for multisectoral approach towards climate change and other environmental threats to public health 

Abuja, 8 April 2022 - As Nigeria joins the world to commemorate the…
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Managing COVID-19 waste in Africa

Managing COVID-19 waste in Africa

Masks. Gloves. Personal protective equipment. Vaccines. These items…
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Malawi receives 1.9 million doses of cholera vaccines to strengthen cholera preparedness and response readiness

Lilongwe, 8 April
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Flooded farmland

Malawi reaffirms its commitment to climate action on World Health Day 2022 – Our Planet, Our Health

Lilongwe, 7 April 20
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Over two-thirds of Africans exposed to virus which causes COVID-19

Over two-thirds of Africans exposed to virus which causes COVID-19: WHO study

Up to 65% of Africans have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus…
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Fatimah Saliu, uses firewood to prepare meals for her family.

 Women using firewood face increasing health risks 

Abuja, 7 April, 2021 - On a sunny afternoon in Dukpa village, a…
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