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ETHIOPIA COMMEMORATES WORLD NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES DAY CALLING FOR EQUITY, POLITICAL WILL AND PARTNER COMM

ETHIOPIA COMMEMORATES WORLD NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES DAY CALLING FOR EQUITY, POLITICAL WILL AND PARTNER

On 31 January 2022, ETHIOPIA commemorated World Neglected Tropical…
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Aitta Kébé and Maimouna Tamba are fighting Gender Based Violence in Senegal

Fighting gender-based violence at the grassroots in Senegal

Dakar – Though separated by 100 km, Aitta Kébé and Maimouna Tamba are…
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Promising progress on neglected tropical diseases in Africa

Promising progress on neglected tropical diseases in Africa

Brazzaville – Over the past decade, significant progress has been…
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Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, WHO Representative and Hage Mukwendje, Namibia Artist

WHO receives an exquisite painting from a local Namibian Visual Artist

A Namibian visual artist, Hage Mukwendje, handed over a special…
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Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, WHO Representative and Hage Mukwendje, Namibia Artist

WHO receives an exquisite painting from a local Namibian Visual Artist

A Namibian visual artist, Hage Mukwendje, handed over a special…
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Ms Teopista's son receives his Oral Polio Vaccine drops from the Minister of State in Charge of General Duties Hon. Hanifah Kawooya at the vaccination campaign launch

Children Under the Age of Five in Uganda set to benefit from the Nationwide House-to-House Polio Immunization Campaign

Ms Teopista is a mother of two little boys and a girl, all eligible…
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First ladies driving advocacy and interventions on elimination of cervical cancer in Nigeria

Birnin-Kebbi, 21 January, 2022 - I learnt about cervical cancer and…
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Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave ebbs

Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave ebbs

Brazzaville – Weekly COVID-19 cases in Africa have dropped…
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Niger state government begins cervical cancer services in line with WHO’s recommendation 

Minna, 20 January 2022 - In line with the World Health Organization's…
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Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 surge in Africa plateaus

Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 surge in Africa plateaus

Brazzaville, 13 January 2022 – After a six-week surge, Africa’s…
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