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A polio outbreak response in Tigray with the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) vaccine: used as an opportunity to enhance the routine immunization

Polio vaccination with nOPV2 vaccine successfully completed in Tigray: Used as an Opportunity to Enhance the Routine Immunization

Two rounds of polio vaccination campaigns were conducted using…
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A polio outbreak response in Tigray with the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) vaccine: used as an opportunity to enhance the routine immunization

Polio vaccination with nOPV2 vaccine successfully completed in Tigray: Used as an Opportunity to Enhance the Routine Immunization

Two rounds of polio vaccination campaigns were conducted using…
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WHO supported the 2024 African vaccination week celebrated with a motto “Attention to zero doze and under vaccinated children”

WHO supported the 2024 African vaccination week celebrated with a motto “Attention to zero doze and under vaccinated children”

World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia Office supported the catchup…
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Rallying action to curb cholera in Nigeria’s Lagos state

Rallying action to curb cholera in Nigeria’s Lagos state

Lagos – Comfort Ajayi, a mother of three and resident of Lagos state…
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Launch of the Health Workforce Labour Market Analysis

Health experts discuss work force investments and optimization in Uganda

The Uganda Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health…
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Government of Japan Supports Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Training in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Government of Japan Supports Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Training in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

In response to the pressing mental health needs caused by the ongoing…
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Mavie Ndama

From fear to fulfilment: a phlebotomist’s first blood donation

Brazzaville - Mavie Ndama is a phlebotomist at the National Blood…
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Dr. Richard Banda, WHO Representative to Namibia with the Hon. Dr. Peya Mushelenga, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

WHO Representative to Namibia officially presented his credentials to the Government

The newly appointed World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to…
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A mother with a child that is going through nutrition therapy in Koboko district

Using Data to Tackle Acute Malnutrition in Uganda

In the West Nile region of Uganda, Dawa Zubeda, a mother of five, has…
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Group picture for the Quality Assurance M&E Framework Workshop

Strengthening Namibia’s Healthcare: A Collaborative Approach to Quality Measurement

In a concerted effort to enhance the quality of healthcare services…
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