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Dr Sally-Ann Ohene

Ghana identifies priority areas to strengthen cholera prevention and control

Ghana has taken a major step toward preventing and controlling…
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Dr Fiona Braka

Ghana Advances Health Security with development of 2nd generation National Action Plan for Health Security

Ghana has taken a major step forward in strengthening its health…
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Ethiopia Marks World TB Day 2026 with Renewed Commitment to End Tuberculosis

Ethiopia marks World TB Day 2026 with renewed commitment to End Tuberculosis

Ethiopia commemorated World TB Day 2026 from 27-29 March 2026 through…
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The signing moment

WHO signs Work Plan with the Government of Cabo Verde for 2026–2027

Praia - The document that will guide the World Health Organization (…
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Cleaner markets for safer food in Cameroon

Cleaner markets for safer food in Cameroon

Douala —Along with Senegal, Cameroon is implementing the “Healthy…
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WHO AFRO Strengthens Legal Capacity for Tobacco Control Through Advanced Training Partnership with McCabe Centre

WHO AFRO Strengthens Legal Capacity for Tobacco Control Through Advanced Training Partnership with McCabe Centre

Melbourne, Australia – 23-27 March 2025 — The WHO Regional Office for…
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WHO intervention

WHO supports strengthening pharmacovigilance in Cabo Verde

Praia, Cabo Verde — The World Health Organization (WHO) actively…
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Launch of Lenacapavir

Lesotho rolls out Lenacapavir

Maseru—For 35-year-old Mokeseng Habasisi, being the first man in…
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When Words Heal: The Impact of a Listening Space in Timbedra

When words heal: The impact of a listening space in Timbedra, Mauritania

Nouakchott—In the Hodh El Chargui region in eastern Mauritania, where…
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Dr Sally-Ann Ohene

Strengthening Partner Coordination for Health Security

Ghana, like many countries in the WHO Africa Region, remains…
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