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Ms Nancy Okwengu from AIRA one of the main facilitators at the Namibia Infodemic Management Training

Developing the capacity of government to respond better to misinformation during public health emergencies

The Ministry of Health and Social Services with support from WHO,…
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Dr Ester Muinjangue, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services with Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, WHO Representative with members of the Windhoek Central Hospital and the Director of Health for the Khomas Region, Mr Ukolo

Access to Diabetes Care in Namibia

Namibia joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Diabetes…
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Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Hon. Dr. Ester Muinjangue

Making mental health a priority amongst community leaders in Namibia

WHO Namibia supported the Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN)…
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How wastewater surveillance is helping the COVID-19 fight

How wastewater surveillance is helping the COVID-19 fight

Accra/Lusaka/Pretoria —Twice a week, a team of scientists from South…
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Mauritania’s new emergency response teams clear first hurdle

Mauritania’s new emergency response teams clear first hurdle

Nouakchott – In late August 2022 Mauritania’s health authorities…
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Sierra Leone vaccinates 70% of its population against COVID-19, meets global target

Sierra Leone vaccinates 70% of its population against COVID-19, meets global target

Freetown 21 December 2022 – Sierra Leone has achieved the global…
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Sierra Leone vaccinates 70% of its population against COVID-19, meets global target

Sierra Leone vaccinates 70% of its population against COVID-19, meets global target

Freetown 21 December 2022 – Sierra Leone has achieved the global…
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A member of community health champion providing health risk messaging. Photo_credit: Kingsley Igwebuike/WHO

 Community Champions create awareness on mpox among  vulnerable populations of Adamawa State

Yola, 20 December, 2022 - In August 2022, 31 years old Mrs Jenifer…
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Primary healthcare workers using WHO-PEN module to educate a woman about breast cancer before screening her at the Sunyani Municipal Hospital

Beating noncommunicable diseases through primary healthcare

Accra, Ghana - Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) have become a…
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WHO donates cholera supplies to the Ministry of Health to strengthen case management

Lilongwe - The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated additional…
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