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Sierra Leone marks two years since first COVID-19 case

Looking back on progress as Sierra Leone marks two years since first COVID-19 case

Freetown, 31 March 2022 – Exactly two years ago today, the first case…
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WHO Represntative, Dr. Desta Tiruneh making a statement at the Press Briefing

World Tuberculosis Day 2022 Commemorated in The Gambia

Banjul - On March 24, the world marks World Tuberculosis Day to raise…
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WHO Represntative, Dr. Desta Tiruneh making a statement at the Press Briefing

World Tuberculosis Day 2022 Commemorated in The Gambia

Banjul - On March 24, the world marks World Tuberculosis Day to raise…
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European Union funding boosts COVID-19 vaccination in Africa

European Union funding boosts COVID-19 vaccination in Africa

Brazzaville/Copenhagen – The European Commission’s Directorate-…
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Some of participants of the commemoration

Eritrea Observed World TB Day 2022

World TB Day was commemorated on 24 March 2022 in Asmara, the capital…
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What is impeding Africa’s TB fight?

What is impeding Africa’s TB fight?

Cape Town – Africa has made progress in the fight against…
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Genomic surveillance assessment mission in Lesotho - SARS-COV-2 variants surveillance mission in Lesotho

Genomic surveillance assessment mission in Lesotho

Maseru – A multidisciplinary team of four experts from WHO-AFRO, the…
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Doctors working on a sample at a laboratory in Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria bolsters laboratory  capacity for antimicrobial resistance towards  Universal Health Coverage 

Abuja, 28 March, 2022 - Imagine a world where medical treatment of…
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Kenyan lab boosting Africa’s genome surveillance

Kenyan lab boosting Africa’s genome surveillance

Kilifi, Kenya – Amid the soft purr of the air conditioner and…
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African countries scale back on COVID-19 measures

African countries scale back on COVID-19 measures

Brazzaville – With new COVID-19 cases significantly dropping, many…
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