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Health Ministers Launch Landmark Polio Campaign to Protect 83 million Children in Lake Chad Basin

Health ministers launch landmark polio vaccination campaign to protect 83 million children in Lake Chad Basin

N’Djamena – In a renewed effort to eradicate circulating polio…
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World Health Day 2025 commemoration in Lesotho

National University of Lesotho hosts a successful multidisciplinary World Health Day commemoration promoting healthy beginnings and hopeful futures

Roma – On Tuesday April 16, 2025, the National University of Lesotho…
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How quality care is transforming maternal health in Uganda

How quality care is transforming maternal health in Uganda

For years, childbirth for many women in Uganda meant facing it alone…
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Congo : sensibiliser efficacement la communauté pour se protéger de la mpox

Effectively raising community awareness to protect against mpox in Congo

Brazzaville – The Republic of the Congo is one of 15 countries in the…
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Ethiopia Reignites its Big Catch-up Program: Close to 1Million Zero Dose Children Vaccinated

Ethiopia Reignites its Big Catch-up Program: Close to 1Million Zero Dose Children Vaccinated

Ethiopia has made notable progress in its efforts to reduce the…
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New WHO report highlights progress in the fight against severe chronic diseases

New WHO report highlights progress in the fight against severe chronic diseases

Brazzaville – Twenty African countries have increased access to…
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World Health Day 2025: Kajiado, Kenya

World Health Day 2025: Putting mothers and newborns first in Kajiado, Kenya

On April 7, 2025, WHO Kenya joined hands with the Ministry of Health…
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Ethiopia reaches 15.3 million children with novel oral polio vaccine, surpassing target

Ethiopia reaches 15.3 million children with novel oral polio vaccine, surpassing target

For Meseret Gelaw, a mother in Furustale village of Jimma town in…
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Reducing measles outbreak risk in 38 drought-affected districts in Ethiopia

Reducing measles outbreak risk in 38 drought-affected districts in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia’s drought-affected districts, measles outbreaks pose a…
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Angola takes measures to improve access to safe water and curb cholera

Angola takes measures to improve access to safe water and curb cholera

Luanda ‒ Manuel Domingos, community leader of the Mussenga…
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