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7 Warning Signs of Cancer

The awareness of early signs and symptoms for cancer types such as…
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WHO launches plan to jointly fight TB and HIV

Collaborative approach to speed distribution of AIDS treatment and…
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African health ministers agree on priority actions towards implementation of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health 2016–2030

Addis Ababa, 20 August 2016 – Ministers of Health of the 47…
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Mali Fighting the Ebola virus disease outbreak

Mali: Fighting the Ebola virus disease outbreak

Mali: Fighting the Ebola virus disease outbreak
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WHO African Region working towards Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance Using the "One Health’’ Approach

Ebola – a test too far for one little girl

Monrovia, 22 April 2014 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr…
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Combating HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria: Going from Progress to Impact

Brazzaville, 20 March 2014 -- Evidence from Africa’s health…
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WHO identifies key health priorities in the Central African Republic

On 17 December, WHO team visited the displacement camp near Mpoko…
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Second African Vaccination Week, 23-28 April 2012

The African Region commemorates from 23 to 28 April 2012 the second…
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WHO welcomes preliminary results of Malaria vaccine trials

The World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Africa has…
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West and Central Africa unite to stop polio outbreak

19 Country Synchronized Polio Campaign Joint GPEI / IFRC Factsheet…
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