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WHO Equips Journalists to Spotlight Critical Health Insights from 2023 Ghana's STEPS Report

In public health, data serves as a critical foundation for…
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NCDs Meeting in Kampala

Uganda Concludes Groundbreaking Program Managers Meeting to Strengthen HIV Response through Integration of NCD and Mental Health Services

Uganda has successfully hosted a pivotal five-day meeting aimed at…
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Meeting on health diets

WHO strengthens countries capacities to combat diet related Noncommunicable Diseases in Africa

Kampala, Uganda – The World Health Organization’s Regional Office for…
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A MEDSAR student checking a woman's blood pressure at the Nyabahinga Market

WHO joins forces with medical students to improve health and well-being of adolescents and communities

It is a bustling morning at the Nyabahinga market, in Burera District…
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WHO donates medical supplies and medicines for the prevention and treatment of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)

WHO donates medical supplies and medicines for the prevention and treatment of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)

Monrovia: The World Health Organization (WHO) on 6th August…
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Seychelles

Strengthening care services for chronic diseases in Seychelles

Victoria – After a long day at work, Brenda Mirabeau loves to put on…
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The WHO expert on health systems, Azmach Gebregiorgis, presenting the governance structure of LHCs.

Local Health Committees back to the fore of Mauritius’ Primary Health Care approach

In line with the Mauritian Government’s Health Sector Strategic Plan…
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Participants in the Menya Walkathon

Menya Ubuzima - Youth-Led Walkathon Champions Health Awareness

Participants in the World Health Day Walkathon/Credits: Andre…
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For fourteen-year-old João, the opening of the PEN-Plus clinic in Nhamatanda, Mozambique, was lifesaving. Living with rheumatic heart disease, over the course of three years his condition deteriorated after a spate of misdiagnoses. Determining he needed critical life-saving heart surgery, his doctor received support from PEN-Plus to fly him to the capital Maputo in order to get the procedure done. Still attending the clinic for follow-up appointments and treatments, João’s health has now greatly improved.

Boosting efforts to transform care for severe chronic diseases in Africa

Dar es Salaam – Health experts from across Africa, policymakers,…
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World Health Day Commemoration 2024

Uganda engages communities in physical and mental health activities as part of the World Health Day Commemoration

The Ugandan Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO),…
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