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Every death counts: Sierra Leone commits to maternal and child health

Freetown, Sierra Leone – April 2025 – As part of World Health Day…
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Health Parade during World Health Day Commemoration

Liberia marks World Health Day with a renewed commitment to maternal and newborn health

Every year, Liberia joins the rest of the world on April 7th to…
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Congo : des outils innovants pour réduire la mortalité maternelle

Congo: Innovative tools to reduce maternal mortality

Brazzaville – Congo is intensifying efforts to reduce maternal…
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The Ebola Outbreak in Uganda demonstrates WHO’s value in disease outbreaks

The Ebola outbreak in Uganda demonstrates WHO’s value in disease outbreaks

Disease outbreaks in Uganda are not a new phenomenon, with diseases…
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Africa faces critical shortage of oral health workers amid rising disease burden

Africa faces critical shortage of oral health workers amid rising disease burden

Brazzaville – Africa faces a chronic shortage of oral health workers…
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Southern African countries launch climate-resilient health initiative with WHO support

Brazzaville – Eight Southern African countries have embarked on a…
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Ireland supports the World Health Organization’s Ebola response efforts in Uganda

Ireland supports WHO’s Ebola response efforts in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda. Ireland’s Minister for International Development and…
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"Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures"- Sierra Leone joins the Global community to commemorate 2025 World Health Day

Freetown, 7 April 2025 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in…
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WHO Ensures Effective Coordination in Uganda’s Ebola response

WHO facilitates effective coordination in Uganda’s Ebola response

One of the cornerstones of a successful response system to a disease…
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Lesego pose to the camera in the hallway of FF Rebeiro Clinic after her antenatal care.

A Mother and a Clinician’s Story of Maternal Health and Care in South Africa

Pretoria - In the heart of Pretoria, at FF Ribeiro Clinic, two women…
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