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World Health Organization and Ministry of Health calls for support to contain cholera outbreak before rainy season.

Malawi is battling a protracted cholera outbreak that begun in March…
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Sierra Leone HPV Vaccine launch

Sierra Leone targets cervical cancer mortality by vaccinating girls

Freetown – An age-old social belief that “what goes on under the…
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Sierra Leone HPV Vaccine launch

Sierra Leone targets cervical cancer mortality by vaccinating girls

Freetown – An age-old social belief that “what goes on under the…
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Sierra Leone introduces Human Papilloma Virus vaccine to protect girls from cervical cancer

Sierra Leone introduces Human Papilloma Virus vaccine to protect girls from cervical cancer

Joint Press Release - Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Gavi and the…
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Hon Minister of Health – Dr Jallah stresses to the data collectors that the success of the survey depends on their commitment in ensuring quality data collection.

Investing in malaria prevention and elimination: Liberia launches the 2022 Malaria Indicators Survey

3 October 2022, Monrovia:  Malaria is still one of the lead causes…
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Sierra Leone introduces Human Papilloma Virus vaccine to protect girls from cervical cancer

Sierra Leone introduces Human Papilloma Virus vaccine to protect girls from cervical cancer

Joint Press Release - Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Gavi and the…
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Participants at the EPinA meeting

Forging stakeholder collaboration for improved healthcare for persons living with epilepsy and other neurological disorders

Neurological disorders are a significant contributor to the global…
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Health Workers in the Mubende Regional Referral Hospital where Ebola cases from Madudu district have been managed

Uganda Defines Priorities and Needs in Its Ebola Response Plan

Kampala - The Ministry of Health and health development partners in…
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Health Workers in the Mubende Regional Referral Hospital where Ebola cases from Madudu district have been managed

Uganda Defines Priorities and Needs in Its Ebola Response Plan

Kampala - The Ministry of Health and health development partners in…
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Supporting Madagascar’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake at 78

Supporting Madagascar’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake at 78

Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar – “The vaccine at all costs to survive the…
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