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The WHO STEPS survey helps Zambia track trends, identify priority risk factors, and measure progress towards national and global health targets

Zambia launches STEPS Survey on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs)

Lusaka, Zambia 21 April 2026Zambia, through the Honorable Minister of…
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Cameroon remains vigilant against sleeping sickness

Cameroon remains vigilant against sleeping sickness

Campo—In Campo, a humid forest town in southern Cameroon, daily life…
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WHO Representative marking a vaccinated child

Zambia Launches a Nationwide Polio Vaccination Campaign to Protect Every Child Under Five

JOINT PRESS RELEASEThe campaign will reach children under 5 in six…
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Cameroon remains vigilant against sleeping sickness

Cameroon remains vigilant against sleeping sickness

Campo—In Campo, a humid forest town in southern Cameroon, daily life…
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Cameroon remains vigilant against sleeping sickness

Cameroon remains vigilant against sleeping sickness

Campo—In Campo, a humid forest town in southern Cameroon, daily life…
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WHO Africa and African Union step up joint action on neglected tropical diseases

WHO Africa and African Union step up joint action on neglected tropical diseases

Lilongwe — The WHO Regional Office for Africa and the African Union…
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WHO Africa and African Union step up joint action on neglected tropical diseases

WHO Africa and African Union step up joint action on neglected tropical diseases

Lilongwe — The WHO Regional Office for Africa and the African Union…
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Ghana advances vaccine manufacturing ambition with clinical trials strengthening

“Strong clinical trials systems are the backbone of credible research…
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Tanzania strengthens environmental surveillance to detect and prevent health risks with new pollution surveillance systems

Tanzania strengthens environmental surveillance to detect and prevent health risks with new pollution surveillance systems

Morogoro — Tanzania is strengthening it’s environmental health…
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WHO and NCDC staff handing over some of the donated Infection prevention and control commodities to a health facility in Benue State.jpg

Benue State strengthens Lassa fever response with WHO and partners' support, as focus shifts to protecting frontline workers

Makurdi, At the Lassa fever isolation centre in Makurdi, vigilance…
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