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A pint of blood collected for life saving health intervention

Blood donation-a selfless life-saving act.

Abuja, 14 June, 2023 - Donating blood as a voluntary non-remunerated…
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A volunteer donating blood during the World Blood Donor Day event at the Bwiam General Hospital

WHO and Partners Commemorate World Blood Donor Day Celebrated at Bwiam General Hospital

Bwiam, The Gambia - In a poignant ceremony held at Bwiam General…
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A mother of a child with zero-dose vaccination testifies the efforts to leave no one behind

A mother of a child with zero-dose vaccination testifies the efforts to leave no one behind

109,984 zero-dose children received routine vaccines during an…
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Health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng launches yellow fever immunisation

Uganda Launches National Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign  

Lira. Uganda has embarked on a national program to safeguard its…
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Health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng launches yellow fever immunisation

Uganda Launches National Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign  

Lira. Uganda has embarked on a national program to safeguard its…
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Health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng launches yellow fever immunisation

Uganda Launches National Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign  

Lira. Uganda has embarked on a national program to safeguard its…
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Health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng launches yellow fever immunisation

Uganda Launches National Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign  

Lira. Uganda has embarked on a national program to safeguard its…
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Zvanaka Sithole National Professional Officer-Family & Reproductive Health Linkages

WHO facilitates capacity building workshop on INSPIRE technical package in Zimbabwe

By Vivian Mugarisi Mazowe, Zimbabwe - To catalyze Zimbabwe’s…
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Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

Bujumbura – Burundi’s health authorities today launched the country’s…
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Smoking ban delivers fresh air to Burkina Faso cinemas

Smoking ban delivers fresh air to Burkina Faso cinemas

Ouagadougou – Pierre Ouedraogo, who has worked at the Neerwaya cinema…
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