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Tobacco Cessation: key to national tobacco control measures

Tobacco use remains the single most preventable cause of death…
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Angola launches vaccination campaign to protect girls against cervical cancer

Angola has launched one of the largest public health campaigns in its…
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Namibia launches the Child Maltreatment Clinical Guidelines

Violence against children in Namibia remains alarmingly high despite…
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Changing the Narrative: Namibia Prioritizes Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

The World Health Organization (WHO) joined the Ministry of Health and…
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Understanding Africa’s prostate cancer prevalence, risks and prevention mechanisms

Dakar ‒ Prostate cancer is one of the most common male cancers on the…
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Changing the Narrative: Namibia Prioritizes Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

The World Health Organization (WHO) joined the Ministry of Health and…
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Communication that Touches Hearts and Saves Lives

This opinion piece was first published in Jornal de Angola, a copy of…
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Le centre de prise en charge de malades mpox à Muyinga

Care centres at the heart of the mpox response in Burundi

Bujumbura – Since late July 2024, Burundi has been actively…
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Ethiopia Digitalizes and Modernizes Its Health Emergency Information Systems

Ethiopia digitalizes and modernizes its health emergency information systems

The World Health Organization Ethiopia (WHO) country office continues…
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Launch of the hepatitis community of practice marks a new chapter in africa’s fight against viral hepatitis

Kigali ‒ In a pivotal moment for public health in Africa, the…
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