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Botswana Observes Patient Safety Day 2024: Emphasizing Accurate Diagnosis for Safer Healthcare

Botswana joined the global community in commemorating Patient Safety…
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Dr Christine Musanhu, WHO Uganda OIC, handing over IT equipment to Dr Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary at the Uganda's Ministry of Health

WHO and Germany donate IT equipment to support health sector digitization

The Ugandan Ministry of Health has today received brand new…
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Mr. Samuel Kolane, Director of Public Health

Towards Building Resilience: Sensitizing Health Professionals on Climate Change and Health in Botswana

On the 17th of September 2024, WHO country office in collaboration…
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WHO Namibia and MOHSS partnered for a media training focusing on UHC

Empowering health journalism in Namibia: A Workshop on Universal Health Coverage and Public Health Reporting

The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the…
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Three Central African countries commit to global eradication of Guinea-worm disease

Three Central African countries commit to global eradication of Guinea-worm disease

N’Djamena – Ministers of Health of Cameroon, the Central African…
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WHO Namibia and MOHSS partnered for a media training focusing on UHC

Empowering health journalism in Namibia: A Workshop on Universal Health Coverage and Public Health Reporting

The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the…
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WHO Namibia and MOHSS partnered for a media training focusing on UHC

Empowering health journalism in Namibia: A Workshop on Universal Health Coverage and Public Health Reporting

The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the…
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Ward-based Outreach Efforts Target elephantiasis in high burdened districts

Bulawayo – Thirty-six-year-old Siyenkosini Moyo walks into Collen…
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South Africa makes strides in bid to contain mpox

South Africa makes strides in bid to contain mpox

Pretoria ‒ As the wider African region experiences an upsurge in mpox…
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A WHO-led assessment to monitor the implementation of the national guidelines on IPC scored three of the five regional hospitals at Intermediate Level.

Safety of patients and healthcare professionals at heart of second national Infection Prevention and Control action plan

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), the evidence-based approach…
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