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A mother at an IDP camp

Self-care empowers women to manage their sexual and reproductive health

Abuja, 18 October, 2022 - Living at the Internally Displaced Persons…
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Elna Christiana Rooi chose to self-medicate at home when she tested positive for COVID

‘The day COVID came into our house’

GOBABIS- As she reflects on the havoc the Delta variant of the SARS-…
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Elna Christiana Rooi chose to self-medicate at home when she tested positive for COVID

‘The day COVID came into our house’

GOBABIS- As she reflects on the havoc the Delta variant of the SARS-…
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WHO Ethiopia Supports DHIS2 Training to Drive COVID-19 Vaccination Data Management

Addis Ababa, October 2022 –The District Health Information System,…
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Ms Adetona after seeing a stress counsellor

Suicide is not an option  

Abuja, 13 October, 2022 - As of November 2019, Chidinma Ebele, 22…
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African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak

African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak

Addis Ababa/Brazzaville/Kampala – Ministers of Health and…
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In Nigeria, health workers learn how to help women facing gender-based violence

In Nigeria, health workers learn how to help women facing gender-based violence

Borno, Nigeria – Like many health workers across the Sahel, Mairama…
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In Nigeria, health workers learn how to help women facing gender-based violence

In Nigeria, health workers learn how to help women facing gender-based violence

Borno, Nigeria – Like many health workers across the Sahel, Mairama…
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Barriers to mental health care in Africa

Barriers to mental health care in Africa

Kampala – Poor access to mental health care in many African countries…
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Sierra Leone targets cervical cancer mortality by vaccinating girls

Sierra Leone targets cervical cancer mortality by vaccinating girls

Freetown – An age-old social belief that “what goes on under the…
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