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National Microbiology Reference Laboratory Scientists processing Tricycle samples on Vitek 2 machine

High level of resistant bacteria circulating in the environment, food chain and community: A call to strengthen One Health Surveillance on antimicrobial resistance in Zimbabwe

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Kadoma, Zimbabwe - Antimicrobial…
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RDT testing for COVID-19

Southern Africa faces uptick in COVID-19 cases

Brazzaville – Southern Africa is facing an upsurge in COVID-19 cases…
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Simulation exercise ongoing at Kilimanjaro Int. Airport

East Africa steps up health emergency readiness and response

Arusha, Tanzania – Five East African countries have held their first…
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Simulation exercise ongoing at Kilimanjaro Int. Airport

East Africa steps up health emergency readiness and response

Arusha, Tanzania – Five East African countries have held their first…
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Midwifery, a life passion

Midwifery, a life passion

Lomé – Three years ago, Massalou Tchonda, a midwife at the Tsévié…
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Speedy vaccination campaign helps stop cholera outbreak in Niger

Speedy vaccination campaign helps stop cholera outbreak in Niger

Niamey – "What I experienced with this disease is terrible. I saw…
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vaccines can create a world where no one dies from preventable disease

Regain lost ground on vaccine-preventable diseases in Botswana

Gaborone, 28 April 2022 – Pandemic-related disruptions, increasing…
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States in Nigeria employ innovative approaches to reduce malaria disease burden 

Abuja, 29 April 2022 - Feeling feverish with body pains, 25 years old…
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WHO releases more than US$ 8 million for the Sahel’s humanitarian response 

WHO releases more than US$ 8 million for the Sahel’s humanitarian response 

Brazzaville – World Health Organization (WHO) has released US$ 8.3…
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In Guinea, a fight to end mother-to-child HIV transmission

In Guinea, a fight to end mother-to-child HIV transmission

Conakry – When Rama learned that she was pregnant, her joy soon gave…
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