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Closing the gap on pneumonia through immunization

Soon after the birth of her second child, a daughter she named Neema, Tabu Kalama found herself homeless and with no regular income.

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Unidentified disease outbreak not infectious - Minister of Health assures Nigerians

Abuja, 20 April 2015 - The Minister of State for Health, Mr.

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Launching of the 10-year FCTC publication in Nairobi

Tobacco control must accelerate to protect innocent children, women and men in Africa

Nairobi, February 27 2015 -- Delegates attending the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Nairobi marked the 10-year celebration of the implementation of t

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Uganda commemorates World Health Day 2015

Agago, 18 April 2015:- Uganda Commemorated World Health day at Agago district headquarters under the theme ‘Food safety for good health’

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Photo story: Sierra Leone students back to healthier schools with WHO support

Tuesday was a happy day in SierraLeone as children returned to school after many months away due to the Ebola outbreak.

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First Lady launches the HPV vaccine project for the prevention of cervical cancer

Her Excellency, the first Lady Madame Zeineb Yahya Jammeh last Friday 14th November 2014, launched the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) for the prevention of cervical cancer.

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Trained peer-educators geared up and ready for some harm reduction outreach activities targeting drug users

UNESCO’s ‘Young People Today: Time to Act Now’ Initiative supports HIV/AIDS interventions in Seychelles

Victoria, Seychelles, 15th April 2015 - Seychelles has a concentrated epidemic of HIV.

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Cervical cancer common amongst African women

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