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Tanzania prioritizes delivery of oral health services at primary care level

Tanzania prioritizes delivery of oral health services at primary care level

Dar es Salaam ‒ One evening after work, 31-year-old Calvin Andrea…
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Life-saving yellow fever vaccine approved for introduction into Ethiopia’s routine immunization programme

Life-saving yellow fever vaccine approved for introduction into Ethiopia’s routine immunization programme

Addis Ababa, 2024: Ethiopia has approved the inclusion of yellow…
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Group photo of the WHO South Africa Country Office team, PATH team, and other UN agencies in preparation for the policy advocacy and media training.

WHO South Africa Empowers Staff with Policy Advocacy and Media Training

The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in South Africa…
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A student donating blood at Nyetane High School

GIVE BLOOD, GIVE NOW, GIVE OFTEN

“Blood transfusion saved my life, so I know how important it is to…
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Child vaccinating polio

Zimbabwe surpasses 4 million target during polio vaccination using the novel Oral Polio Vaccine type (nOPV2)

Tsholotsho – In Tsholotsho district, Matebeleland North Province…
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MOHSS and WHO staff at the IPC workshop

Namibia’s infection prevention and control strategies regarded as good practice for health emergencies

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical importance of…
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MOHSS and WHO staff at the IPC workshop

Namibia’s infection prevention and control strategies regarded as good practice for health emergencies

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical importance of…
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MOHSS and WHO staff at the IPC workshop

Namibia’s infection prevention and control strategies regarded as good practice for health emergencies

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical importance of…
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Group photo of WHO representatives, MCAT officers, and programme focal persons from the four countries Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa

MCAT South Africa Hub Retreat: Enhancing Health Programmes through Strategic Collaboration

The Multi-Country Assignment Team (MCAT) - South Africa Hub,…
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Dr Olive Sentumbwe Mugisa, a remarkable expert in reproductive, maternal, and neonatal health in Uganda

Meet team WHO: Dr Olive Sentumbwe Mugisa, a remarkable expert in reproductive, maternal, and neonatal health in Uganda

Dr Olive Sentumbwe Mugisa is a wife and mother of four. A Doctor of…
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