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World Patient Safety Day

Namibia Commemorates World Patient Safety Day 2025

Namibia joined the global community in commemorating World Patient…
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Healthcare workers administering the polio vaccine to a child as part of immunization efforts to protect children from poliovirus.

South Sudan launches landmark integrated health campaign, protecting 2.1 million children from Polio and 1.2 million people from Schistosomiasis simultaneously

Juba- The Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with the World…
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Trained midwives, transformed lives in Mali

Trained midwives, transformed lives in Mali

Bamako – “I was ashamed to talk about contraceptives because it is…
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Kasane International Airports - IHR core capacities assessment

Botswana intensifies health security with crucial border capacity assessment

Gaborone—The Ministry of Health (MoH), supported by
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Mpox lab esting

WHO supports NPHIL to decentralize mpox testing for a more timely and effective response.

Following the declaration of mpox as a Public Health Emergency of…
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National Bridging Workshop

Lesotho strengthens One Health collaboration through national bridging workshop

Maseru—In a bid to strengthen coordination between human and animal…
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Accelerating response to end Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Accelerating response to end Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the…
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Minister of Health, Selibe Mochoboroane (Left), WHO Representative, Dr. Innocent Nuwagira (Centre) and Associate Director of NCDI Poverty Network, Dr. Colin Pfaff at the launch of the NCDIs multisectoral mechanism

Lesotho ramps up efforts to curb noncommunicable diseases and injuries

Maseru—To address the rising burden of non-communicable diseases and…
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