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WHO hands over life-saving equipment to Uganda’s Ministry of Health under D-CARD Africa project

WHO hands over life-saving equipment to Uganda’s Ministry of Health under D-CARD Africa project

At a small health center in rural Sembabule, a nurse recalls the…
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Joint Statement by WHO, UNICEF, and Rotary International

Joint Statement by WHO, UNICEF, and Rotary

Today, as we commemorate World Polio Day 2025, we – the World Health…
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From 15 Days to 72 Hours: Digital Payments Speed Up Pay for 120,000 Polio Workers in Kenya 

From 15 days to 72 hours: digital payments accelerate compensation for 120 000 health workers in Kenya

Nairobi – For years, frontline health workers in Kenya faced long…
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National poliovirus sequencing capacity enhances Cameroon’s outbreak response 

National poliovirus sequencing capacity enhances Cameroon’s outbreak response 

Yaounde ‒ For the first time ever, a circulating variant poliovirus…
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Ethiopia Introduces Malaria Vaccine to Protect Children and Strengthen Health Systems

Ethiopia Introduces Malaria Vaccine to Protect Children and Strengthen Health Systems

21 October 2025 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Ethiopia has officially…
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Wau Teaching Hospital tour with Health officials

Minister of Health and WHO Representative visit Wau to strengthen Health services in Regional Hub

Wau, WBG State – The Minister of Health, Hon. Sarah Cleto Rial…
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Marta Suffered—But No More Babies Have To: Malaria Vaccine Brings New Hope to Ethiopia’s Children

Marta Suffered—But No More Babies Have To: Malaria Vaccine Brings New Hope to Ethiopia’s Children

In Turmi Woreda, Southern Ethiopia, Bethelhem Kuma vividly remembers…
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Participants analyzing data during the training

Eswatini Strengthens Health Workforce Planning with Evidence-Based Staffing Norms to Accelerate Universal Health Coverage

Mbabane, Kingdom of Eswatini – 20th October 2025 – The Ministry of…
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L’épidémie de choléra en recul au Congo

Cholera outbreak declining in Congo

Brazzaville – The cholera outbreak is significantly declining in…
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Africa Rallies Experts to Accelerate Cholera Elimination by 2030

Africa Rallies Experts to Accelerate Cholera Elimination by 2030

As cholera continues to threaten lives and livelihoods across the…
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