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Botswana has reinforced its efforts to eradicate polio as part of the global initiative outlined in the 2022-2029 Global Polio Eradication Strategy.

In a landmark event, the Cancer Diseases Hospital in Lusaka has received a significant consignment of childhood cancer medicines under the Global Platform for Access to Childhoo

As Uganda commemorates World Tuberculosis Day, we pause to reflect on the immense burden that tuberculosis (TB) continues to place on individuals, families, and communities.

Brazzaville – Significant progress has been made in TB diagnostics in the past decade as countries in the African region embrace new technologies.

March 2025 – Moyamba District - The Person-Centered Life Stages Approach is transforming Sierra Leone’s healthcare system by aligning services with th

Lomé – In January 2024, Yao*, a 67-year-old farmer living in Agou, about 100 kilometres north-west of Lomé, experienced unusual discomfort that led him to

For weeks, Mansah, a resident of a suburb of Kumasi, Ghana’s second-lar

Kanifing, The Gambia – As the world marks World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2025, Dr Nathan Bakyaita, WHO Representative to The Gambia, has issued a call for stronger