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Fighting cholera in the front lines of Angola’s hardest hit provinces

Fighting cholera in the front lines of Angola’s hardest hit provinces

Luanda ‒ “I thought I would not survive,” says Abel Kanivete, from…
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Dr Adjei

Ghana Strengthens New Vaccine Rollout with Strategic Communication Guidelines

As Ghana prepares to introduce the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and…
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Hand Hygiene

Namibia Observes World Hand Hygiene Day: Reinforcing Clean Hands for Safer Care

To reaffirm shared commitment to the SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands…
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Hand Hygiene

Namibia Observes World Hand Hygiene Day: Reinforcing Clean Hands for Safer Care

To reaffirm shared commitment to the SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands…
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Participants

Ghana Advances Climate Change and Health Vulnerability Assessment

Climate change is increasingly recognized as one of the greatest…
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Ghana Rallies Stakeholders on Measures to prevent Non-Communicable Disease and Control

With Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) now responsible for nearly half…
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“Yes! We Can End TB!” — WHO Calls for Accelerated Implementation of the Multisectoral Accountability Framework for the TB Response

“Yes! We Can End TB!” — WHO Calls for Accelerated Implementation of the Multisectoral Accountability Framework for the TB Response

On 24 March 1882, Dr Robert Koch announced to the Berlin…
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Dr. A. Ancia, WHO Representative in Mauritius, emphasizing the importance of the evaluation of NITAG.

WHO supports Mauritius in assessing and empowering the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group

National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) play a…
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Santé maternelle Burundi

Safeguarding the health of mothers and newborns in Burundi

Bujumbura, April 2025 – Burundi had never seen anything like it…
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Dr Angela Ackon

WHO Supports Ghana’s Ministry of Health to Strengthen Access to Medicines through the Review of the National Medicines Policy

Access to safe, effective, quality-assured, and affordable medicines…
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