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Dr Bassoum: A Fight to Preserve the Effectiveness of Antibiotics in Africa

Dr Oumar Bassoum: A fight to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics in Africa

Dakar – As antimicrobial resistance (AMR) silently threatens global…
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WHO Africa endorses roadmap for safeguarding communities in health emergency operations

WHO Africa endorses roadmap for safeguarding communities in health emergency operations

Pretoria—The World Health Organization (WHO) in the African region,…
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WHO in Africa launches first-ever prototype competency-based curricula for health professions

WHO in Africa launches first-ever prototype competency-based curricula for health professions

Pretoria—The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for…
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Namibia Strengthens National Preparedness Through Tabletop Simulation Exercise

Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOCs) are essential…
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Jovita Atuheire a health worker at Maziba Health Center IV interacting with a patient

Ministry of Health, WHO, and World Diabetes Foundation unite to strengthen diabetes and hypertension prevention and care in Uganda

At Maziba Health Centre IV in Kabale district, a clinical officer…
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Prematuridade

Prematurity: a silent challenge that Angola needs to overcome

This opinion piece was first published in Jornal de Angola, a copy of…
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Turning devastating health ordeal into life-saving campaign

Turning devastating health ordeal into life-saving campaign

“I was scared and terrified because I was still very young when I…
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Liberia conducts the 2025 IHR State Party Annual Self-Assessment with WHO Support

Monrovia, Liberia — The Government of Liberia, with technical and…
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Vacinas

Angola approves the National Immunization Strategy 2026-2030

Angola has formalized the new National Immunization Strategy (NIS)…
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Après Ebola, revivre : à Bulape, le Programme des Guéris redonne espoir à Héritier

Post-outbreak support gives hope to Ebola survivors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bulape, Democratic Republic of the Congo –Twenty-five-year-old…
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