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Awareness raising among Communities in Uganda on the negative impact of Tobacco

Ending Tobacco Farming Leads To A Healthy Environment And A Healthier Population

Op-ed - The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health…
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More African countries fight unethical marketing of breast-milk substitutes

More African countries fight unethical marketing of breast-milk substitutes

Brazzaville – A growing number of African countries are fighting…
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Awareness raising among Communities in Uganda on the negative impact of Tobacco

Ending Tobacco Farming Leads To A Healthy Environment And A Healthier Population

Op-ed - The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health…
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Togo eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

Togo eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

Brazzaville/Lomé – Togo has eliminated trachoma, an eye disease…
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Launching of the vaccination campaign for children aged 5-11 years old in May 2022 in Mauritius

Mauritius reaches another milestone in its fight against Covid-19 by inoculating 5 to 11 years old children

“To protect myself against Covid-19,” said little Rita aged 9 years…
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Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, WHO Representative and the Hon. Governor Bonifatius Wakudumo of the Kavango East Region in Mayana village in the Kavango East Region

Zero Malaria starts with me

Namibia’s malaria cases have been increasing steadily over the past…
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Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, WHO Representative and the Hon. Governor Bonifatius Wakudumo of the Kavango East Region in Mayana village in the Kavango East Region

Zero Malaria starts with me

Namibia’s malaria cases have been increasing steadily over the past…
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Launch of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety

Kenya launches road safety initiative to reduce crashes

Press Statement: Kenyan Government, World Health Organization,…
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OCV

Malawi to vaccinate more than 1.9 million people against cholera

25 May 2022 Lilongwe- Malawi this week kicked off a cholera…
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The WR (fourth from left) and representatives of partners at the high table

WHO positions over 2000 health workers to tackle circulating variant poliovirus in Nigeria 

Abuja, 25 May, 2022 - In response to the upsurge of the circulating…
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