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On the Road to 2030: Health experts renew commitments to transform care for severe noncommunicable diseases in Africa
On the road to 2030: Health experts renew commitments to transform care for severe noncommunicable diseases in Africa
Africa has proven what vaccines can achieve; now it must ensure no one is left behind
For Every Generation, Vaccines Work
Une initiative régionale à Dakar renforce la qualité des données pour l’éradication de la poliomyélite en Afrique.
Regional Initiative in Dakar targets critical data quality gaps to strengthen polio eradication efforts across Africa
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WHO and China Strengthen Health Cooperation in Cabo Verde

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Vaccination: A thread of protection across generations
Vaccination: A thread of protection across generations
Eric’s Fight Against Cigarettes in Benin
Benin: Eric Loko’s journey to quit tobacco use
Quitting tobacco restores hope and renews life
Namibia: Quitting tobacco restores hope and renews life
Sherift Omoniyi: malaria vaccination champion in Nigeria
Sherift Omoniyi: malaria vaccination champion in Nigeria

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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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WHO responds to Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Events

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The 3rd International Conference on PEN-Plus in Africa (ICPPA 2026)

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World Blood Donor Day 2026

12 June 2026

The Mwele Malecela Mentorship Programme – Cohort III

26 May 2026

Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA79) side event - Advancing medical products ...

18 May 2026