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A mother holds her child as a health worker delivers a life-saving measles-rubella vaccine in Cape Point, The Gambia.

A Healthier Future for Every Child: The Government of The Gambia Achieves Remarkable Success in the 2025 Measles-Rubella Vaccination, Vitamin A & Deworming Campaign

Banjul, The Gambia – The Government of The Gambia, through the…
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Namibia launches the Child Maltreatment Clinical Guidelines

Violence against children in Namibia remains alarmingly high despite…
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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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Tobacco Cessation: key to national tobacco control measures

Tobacco use remains the single most preventable cause of death…
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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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Empowering health workers to fight sleeping sickness in Zimbabwe

Harare—As part of the ongoing efforts to combat Human African…
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Sierra Leone launches the development of Strategic Plans for Malaria, HIV, and Tuberculosis

Freetown—The Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health…
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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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