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Innovation at work: reflections from Malawi on the world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS,S, in childhood vaccination

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Second Round Polio Vaccination Begins in Malawi

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Professor Fagan (left) is presenting a memorable gift from the CMSA to Dr Matshidiso Moeti.

WHO Regional Director for African Region Receives an Honorary Fellowship Award from the Colleges of Medicines of South Africa

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Democratic Republic of Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in northwest province

Democratic Republic of Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in Mbandaka

Brazzaville/Kinshasa, 23 April 2022 – The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case was c

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Angola bolsters fight against COVID-19 misinformation

Angola bolsters fight against COVID-19 misinformation

Luanda – Joana Domingos had long ceased to believe the official COVID-19 information coming from national authorities in her native Angola.

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WHO  conducts training on the integration of oral cholera vaccine in emergency and preventive situations 

Abuja, 22 April, 2022 - The World Health Organization will be conducting a hybrid training in Abuja on 25 to 29 April, 2022 for health professionals emphasizing

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Ethiopia conducts a measles vaccination campaign to respond to an outbreak in three regions

A measles vaccination campaign was conducted in Ethiopia from February to March 2022 in SNNP, Somali and Oromia regions targeting more than half a million children aged between

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How home-based care eased Rwanda’s COVID-19 response

How home-based care eased Rwanda’s COVID-19 response

Kigali – When COVID-19 cases and deaths in Rwanda began to spike in early 2022, the health authorities were determined to avoid reliving the experience of prior

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