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Elhabib Mmadi Ali : réagir rapidement, maîtriser le stress, sauver des vies

Elhabib Mmadi Ali: Responding quickly, managing stress, saving lives

Mbéni – Elhabib Mmadi Ali has been a state-registered nurse since…
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Régina Patricia Pepa : au plus près de la vie, malgré les défis

Regina Patricia Pepa: midwife taking on challenges to help women in Central African Republic

Bangui—For more than 30 years Regina Patricia Pepa, a midwife and…
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Africa’s health workforce expands but shortages, unemployment and migration intensify: WHO report

Africa’s health workforce expands but shortages, unemployment and migration intensify: WHO report

Accra—Africa is producing more health workers than ever before, yet…
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Aïssata Coulibaly: Serving women, at the heart of life

Aïssata Coulibaly: Serving women, at the heart of life

Bouaké - Every day, at the Belleville Urban Health Center in Bouaké,…
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Doris Gbaguidi, une sage-femme au service des générations au Bénin

Doris Gbaguidi: midwife serving generations in Benin

Lokossa – At Mono Departmental Health Centre in Lokossa, in the south…
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WHO supports Mauritius in undertaking a comprehensive Health Labour Market Analysis

Port Louis—Mauritius is set to reshape its health workforce through a…
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Health professions regulatory bodies, education leaders and technical experts from across the African Region have reached a landmark consensus on the Africa Health Professions Education Quality Standards (AHPEQS), establishing a shared continental framework to strengthen the quality, relevance and responsiveness of health professional training.

Health profession regulators agree on education quality standards in Africa

Potchefstroom, South Africa – 18 March 2026, Health professions…
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Student Diana Ribia demonstrates how to assess whether a baby is growing normally by measuring the height of the top of the mother’s uterus at the Kenya Medical Training College Skills Lab, Nairobi.

WHO and Novo Nordisk Foundation partner to advance health workforce education in Kenya

Nairobi—Kenya has made notable progress in health workforce…
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Countries, experts agree on 10-year Africa health workforce agenda

Countries, experts agree on 10-year Africa health workforce agenda

Pretoria—African countries have reached consensus on the priority…
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Member States and Stakeholders at the HWF Meeting in Johannesburg

WHO leads week of action to strengthen health workforce investment across Africa

Johannesburg – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office…
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