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Group photograph during the commemoration World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

Life is not a car part – Nigerians urged to be more cautious to prevent falling victim to road traffic accidents

Nigerians are being reminded to be more careful on the road in order…
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“Diabetes remains very high on the agenda of my government which views with much concern the health problems of the population caused by NCDs”, said Dr Hon K. Jagutpal 

Calling upon Families to Act on Diabetes Now

The new Minister of Health and Wellness of the Republic of Mauritius…
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WHO Representative, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses with the Executive Director of MOHSS, Mr. Ben. Nangombe

Namibia needs over N$ 500 million to realize its health security plan

Country Context
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Antimicrobial resistance on his own leg turns a Kenyan health worker into an advocate for wiser use of antibiotics

Antimicrobial resistance on his own leg turns a Kenyan health worker into an advocate for wiser use of antibiotics

Josphat, a health worker based in Nairobi, needed a skin graft on his…
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Ebola vaccinations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – In the community, by the community

Ebola vaccinations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – In the community, by the community

The co
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Women Sleeping in an Treated Insecticide treated net

Malaria control: Households receive over eight million nets in Kano

Kano, 21 November, 2019 - Every time one of Asabe Mohammed’s…
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Weak vaccine-preventable disease surveillance could cost the African Region $22.4 billion over the next decade, WHO warns

Weak vaccine-preventable disease surveillance could cost the African Region $22.4 billion over the next decade, WHO warns

In its newly launched Investment Case for Vaccine-Preventable…
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Participants from Botswana, Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and the WHO Representative in Uganda Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam

WHO Trains Health workers from Nine African Countries on Improvement of Congenital Birth Defects Surveillance

Kampala, November 20, 2019: - The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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