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The launch of the National Multi-Hazard Emergencies Preparedness and Response Plan

Strengthening Health Emergency Response: Namibia’s Multi-Hazard Plan and PHEOC Handbook Launched

On 17 March 2025, the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS…
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Attendees participating in a pre-event exercise session

Botswana commemorates SADC Healthy Lifestyles Day in Goodhope

On the 14th of March 2025, Botswana joined the rest of the region in…
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Sarah Naluyima: Preaching the Ebola message in the community

Sarah Naluyima: Dedicated to changing community behaviour in response to the Ebola outbreak in Uganda

Sarah Naluyima is a dedicated community health worker at the…
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Antimicrobial Resistance awareness raising for students and staff of at major allied health universities in Sierra Leone

Freetown, Sierra Leone – March 14, 2025 – In a bid to strengthen…
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Maria Goretti Kemirembe: A Clinical officer Making a difference in Uganda’s public health landscape

Maria Goretti Kemirembe: A Clinical officer making a difference in Uganda’s public health landscape

In Uganda’s ongoing fight against mpox and Ebola outbreaks, a few…
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Uganda reflects on mpox outbreak response

Uganda reflects on mpox outbreak response

The Ministry of Health (MOH), with support from the World Health…
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Mpox : des motos-ambulances pour sauver des vies en RCA

Mpox: Motorcycle ambulances saving lives in CAR

Mbaïki – Cyrille Bakake is a motorcycle ambulance driver at the…
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WHO Botswana celebrates International Women's Day

Women rising: Progress, challenges & the road ahead – International Women’s Day 2025

International Women’s Day is an important occasion for reflecting on…
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WHO Ramps Up Cholera Response Efforts in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region

WHO Ramps Up Cholera Response Efforts in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region

Gambella, Ethiopia – The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
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Strengthening health security: Ethiopia transforms public health emergency management through innovative digital ePHEM system

Strengthening health security: Ethiopia transforms public health emergency management through innovative digital ePHEM system

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), in collaboration with…
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