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Enhancing preparedness to tackle rising zoonotic diseases in Africa

Enhancing preparedness to tackle rising zoonotic diseases in Africa

Brazzaville – The ongoing Marburg virus disease outbreaks in…
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Elizabeth, a 7-year-old girl from Dukwi Refugee Camp in Botswana shows her marked finger after receiving her polio vaccine.

Botswana ran a polio supplementary vaccination campaign

Botswana conducted a two-round polio supplementary vaccination…
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Elizabeth, a 7-year-old girl from Dukwi Refugee Camp in Botswana shows her marked finger after receiving her polio vaccine.

Botswana ran a polio supplementary vaccination campaign

Botswana conducted a two-round polio supplementary vaccination…
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Elizabeth, a 7-year-old girl from Dukwi Refugee Camp in Botswana shows her marked finger after receiving her polio vaccine.

Botswana ran a polio supplementary vaccination campaign

Botswana conducted a two-round polio supplementary vaccination…
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Participants at the Diabetes Spotlight meeting

Uganda Casts the Spotlight on Diabetes; Adopts Global Diabetes Targets

Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MOH), with support from World Health…
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Mr Ben Nangombe, ED of MOHSS, with Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Hisao Nishimaki, WHO Representative, Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses and Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esther Muinjangue

WHO, Japan collaborate to address malnutrition in Namibia

The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative and the Japanese…
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Launching of the Mauritius National Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) Strategic and Action Plan 2022-2026 on 23 March 2023 at Cote d'Or Sports Complex

Mauritius launched the first National Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) Strategic and Action Plan to ensure healthy ageing

Port Louis.  The National Integrated Care for Older…
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Participants at the Diabetes Spotlight meeting

Uganda Casts the Spotlight on Diabetes; Adopts Global Diabetes Targets

Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MOH), with support from World Health…
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Mr Ben Nangombe, ED of MOHSS, with Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Hisao Nishimaki, WHO Representative, Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses and Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esther Muinjangue

WHO, Japan collaborate to address malnutrition in Namibia

The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative and the Japanese…
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Launching of the Mauritius National Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) Strategic and Action Plan 2022-2026 on 23 March 2023 at Cote d'Or Sports Complex

Mauritius launched the first National Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) Strategic and Action Plan to ensure healthy ageing

Port Louis.  The National Integrated Care for Older…
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