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A 14-year old girl in Addis Ababa getting the HPV vaccine during the HPV vaccine in January 2021

Ethiopia immunizes over 2 million girls against human papillomavirus (HPV)

Ethiopia has just completed a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 04 February 2021

04 February 2021 — One hundred, and fifty-four (154) new COVID-19…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 03 February 2021

03 February 2021 — One hundred, and forty-six (146) new COVID-19…
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COVAX expects to start sending millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa in February

COVAX expects to start sending millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa in February

Brazzaville – COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated…
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Spearheading cancer awareness drive in Nigeria

Spearheading cancer awareness drive in Nigeria

Minna, Nigeria – Early cancer detection improves the chances of…
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A close-up image of the Ae. aegypti mosquito, the vector for the transmission of dengue fever

WHO supports Ethiopia’s response to a dengue fever outbreak in Somali Region

The World Health Organization Ethiopia country office is working with…
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Spearheading cancer awareness drive in Nigeria

Spearheading cancer awareness drive in Nigeria

Minna, Nigeria – Early cancer detection improves the chances of…
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COVAX expects to start sending millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa in February

COVAX expects to start sending millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa in February

Brazzaville – COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated…
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Reviving hope in cancer patients

Reviving hope in cancer patients

Brazzaville – Having survived cancer, Christelle, a mother of…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 02 February 2021

02 February 2021 — Two hundred, and twenty-nine (229) new COVID-19…
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