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Group session during SURGE training in Botswana

70 trained specialists in Botswana ready to be deployed and intervene in health emergencies

A group of 70 representatives from different governmental agencies…
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Ghana reports first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease

Ghana reports first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease

Accra – Ghana has announced the preliminary finding of two cases…
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Southern Africa in fresh vaccination drive to halt wild polio

Southern Africa in fresh vaccination drive to halt wild polio

Maputo, 7 July 2022 – Mozambique today kicked off the third round of…
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Dignitaries at the launch event for the National Multi-Sectoral Strategy and Costed Action Plan

Gambia Unveils Pioneering Strategy to Confront Escalating Non-Communicable Diseases Crisis

Banjul, The Gambia - In a highly publicized and momentous event, His…
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Dignitaries at the launch event for the National Multi-Sectoral Strategy and Costed Action Plan

Gambia Unveils Pioneering Strategy to Confront Escalating Non-Communicable Diseases Crisis

Banjul, The Gambia - In a highly publicized and momentous event, His…
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo declares 14th Ebola outbreak over

The Democratic Republic of the Congo declares 14th Ebola outbreak over

Brazzaville/Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of the Congo…
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At the World Health Day commemoration, the Assistant Minister of Health Sethome Lelatisitswe expressed his concerns that the current global environmental crisis accelerates the already high rate of NCDs in Botswana

Climate change has direct consequences for the key determinants of health

In the African Region, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are set to…
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WHO, Canada, MOH receive the vaccines at the KK International Airport

Zambia receives 4,500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Canada

Today 950,350 doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Zambia. This…
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At the World Health Day commemoration, the Assistant Minister of Health Sethome Lelatisitswe expressed his concerns that the current global environmental crisis accelerates the already high rate of NCDs in Botswana

Climate change has direct consequences for the key determinants of health

In the African Region, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are set to…
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At the World Health Day commemoration, the Assistant Minister of Health Sethome Lelatisitswe expressed his concerns that the current global environmental crisis accelerates the already high rate of NCDs in Botswana

Climate change has direct consequences for the key determinants of health

In the African Region, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are set to…
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