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His Excellency President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa and Jean Todt, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety

Zimbabwe Welcomes UN Special Envoy Jean Todt: A New Chapter for Road Safety Initiatives

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Harare, Zimbabwe – Globally acclaimed French…
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RDC - Environ 6,3 millions de personnes déplacées à l'intérieur du pays et la communauté qui les accueille sont exposées à des conditions potentiellement mortelles.

Déclaration L3 de mise à l'échelle du système des Nations Unies pour la République démocratique du Congo - 21 juin 2023

La République démocratique du Congo (RDC) traverse une crise…
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The Honorable Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal;His Excellency the High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr Muhammad Arshad Jan Pathan and WHO Representative, Dr Anne Ancia donating blood at WHO Mauritius

Blood drive at the WHO Mauritius to mark WHO 75th Anniversary

“I was on leave on that day, but I wanted to accompany my son…
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Sweden to invest additional $42 million to improve sexual and reproductive health in East and Southern Africa

Sweden to invest additional $42 million to improve sexual and reproductive health in East and Southern Africa

Pretoria, South Africa – Sweden today announced a further investment…
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WHO Charity drive

WHO Uganda Country Office in charity drive

Kampala, Uganda – As part of the yearlong celebrations to mark the…
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The WHO Representative a.i., Professor Jean-Marie Dangou, at Glenview 1 Cholera Treatment Centre

The World Health Organization Representative's Groundbreaking Visit to Cholera-Affected Provinces in Zimbabwe

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Harare, Zimbabwe - The World Health…
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In Madagascar, mobile clinics bolster health surveillance during cyclones

In Madagascar, mobile clinics bolster health surveillance during cyclones

Antananarivo – After the Batsirai and Emnati cyclones hit…
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Professor. Jean-Marie Dangou, WHO's representative in Zimbabwe.

Lead Poisoning in Locally Manufactured Paints: A Threat to Zimbabwean Society

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Harare, Zimbabwe - In 2022, the University of…
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Nurses help to put an expectant mother into the ambulance upon referral to the next level health facility. Ambulance services have made it possible for such timely referrals.

WHO/KOICA Project saving lives of mothers and babies in Busoga, Uganda

In many parts of the Busoga region in Eastern Uganda which has an…
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Dr Kalumbi Shangula, Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Mary Brantuo, WHO Officer-in-Charge, Mr. Ben Nangombe, Executive Director of MHSS, Mrs Philomena Ochurus, Director of Health Information and Research and Mrs Kaura also from the Directorate of Health Information and Research

Namibia improves ability to detect and respond effectively to high priority communicable and non-communicable diseases

19 June 2023 marked the launch of the Integrated Disease Surveillance…
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