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Mothers in Malawi value the first malaria vaccine

Mothers in Malawi value the first malaria vaccine

In April 2019, Gilimbeta took her daughter Lusitana to a rural health…

National public health risk profiling workshop using the Strategic Toolkit for Assessing Risks (STAR) in February 2023 in Mauritius

WHO supports Mauritius to conduct national public health risk profiling workshop using the Strategic Toolkit for Assessing Risks (STAR)

Mauritius conducted a national public health risk profiling exercise…

Openning of Health Fair in the district of Caué

District of Caué conducts a Health Fair with WHO support

As part of the celebration of the WHO 75th anniversary, , the Health…

Ghana on the offensive against diabetes

Ghana on the offensive against diabetes

Accra, Ghana - 22-year-old Emmanuella Hormenoo knows diabetes all too…

Malawi receives 1.4 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccines to avert the spread of Cholera outbreak among vulnerable populations.

13 April 2023 Lilongwe- Malawi has received 1.4 million doses of…

HPV vaccination camapign

Early detection remains key in cervical cancer elimination

By Vivian Mugarisi Harare, Zimbabwe - Having been diagnosed with…

Acting World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Zimbabwe, Professor Jean- Marie Dangou

WHO Zimbabwe's Professor Dangou meets with VP Chiwenga

Harare, Zimbabwe - On 31 March 2023, the Acting World Health…

World Malaria Day 2023

Road towards eliminating malaria, continued collaboration between WHO and Botswana

“I was unconscious, with severe headache and fever. Three days later…

National Mass Treatments Mount Darwin and Shamva districts

Ministry of Health and Child Care Unveils New Strategy to Eradicate Neglected Tropical Diseases

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Kadoma, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe is endemic to 14…

WHD Commemoration

Zambia commemorates World Health Day, celebrates WHO 75th Anniversary

World Health Day, commemorated every year on April 7, marks the…