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Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi appointed WHO Regional Director for Africa
Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi appointed WHO Regional Director for Africa
Outbreak of variant type 1 polio in Madagascar declared over
Outbreak of variant type 1 polio in Madagascar declared over
Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi of Tanzania nominated as next director of WHO African Region
Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi of Tanzania nominated as next director of WHO African Region
Scaling up response to anthrax outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Scaling up response to anthrax outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Seychelles accelerates response to rising rates of obesity
Seychelles accelerates response to rising rates of obesity
Horn of Africa health ministers commit to bolster polio eradication efforts
Horn of Africa health ministers commit to bolster polio eradication efforts
Fighting cholera in the front lines of Angola’s hardest hit provinces
Fighting cholera in the front lines of Angola’s hardest hit provinces
Midwives in South Sudan provide a lifeline in times of calm and crisis
Midwives in South Sudan provide a lifeline in times of calm and crisis

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RDT testing for COVID-19
Southern Africa faces uptick in COVID-19 cases
WHO delivers assorted lifesaving medical supplies to Mayom County in the Greater Unity Region to support flood affected communities.
WHO takes health care services directly to South Sudan’s flood-affected communities in Mayom County
A health worker gives medication to a patient. Kenya has embarked on a extensive evidence-based approach to root out TB
Kenya embarks on new approach to prioritize future TB actions

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Events

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World Health Day 2025: Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures

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Accreditation of Non-State actors: call for applications to participate in the WHO R...

30 November 2024

Mpox: Community responses and lessons learned

13 November 2024

World No Tobacco Day 2025 awards: Unmasking the appeal: Exposing industry tactics on...

11 November 2024