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Hon- Minister and participants pledging support towards implementation of the strategic plan

Eritrea launched Strategic Plan for the Implementation of Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child and Adolescent Health – Nutrition and Health Aging (RMNCAH - NUT & HAA) 2022-2026

On 13 January 2023 the Ministry of Health, Eritrea, launched the…
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World Health Organization (WHO) has donated a field vehicle and an ambulance to Afar Regional Health Bureau.

WHO Ethiopia scales up interventions to respond to gender-based violence in conflict affected regions of Ethiopia

World Health Organization (WHO) has donated a field vehicle and an…
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Regional SRHR Symposium

An enabling environment, investments and political will could change the SRHR narrative in Zimbabwe and Africa

By Vivian Mugarisi Despite proven impact of sexual and reproductive…
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Cross section of participants

Improving midwifery capacity and standards to curb death of mothers and babies

Over 80 maternal and child health experts from around the world have…
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Strategizing to accelerate the reduction of maternal mortality in the African Region

Strategizing to accelerate the reduction of maternal mortality in the African Region

Johannesburg, April 29, 2022 – The African Region accounted for 66%…
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AWUOR, Ochieng at the training

WHO Ethiopia and UNFPA Ethiopia launch training on clinical management of rape for first-line service providers

WHO, in collaboration with UNFPA, Ministry of Health, and Ethiopian…
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Health workers attending to a female patient in a health facility

Cross River State empowers women on reproductive health 

Calabar - 26 November, 2021 - As part of the effort to achieve…
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High level personalities that participated in the conference

Ghana holds Conference on Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition

Over the past few decades, the maternal mortality rate in Ghana has…
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Self-care

Raising awareness of the African Region’s SRHR stakeholders on the WHO guidelines on self-care interventions for SRHR and Safe Abortion Care

To orient and update Regional SRHR stakeholders on the WHO…
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South Africa

South Africa: a framework for comprehensive SRHR Training Package for service providers developed based on WHO SRHR related Guidelines

South Africa has a national clinical guideline for implementation of…
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