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Marthe Apuwa Mbila, Ebola Survivor

Marthe Apuwa Mbila, Ebola Survivor

Marthe Apuwa Mbila is a single mother of two children living in Lusengo, a remote area of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Mulikat Okanlawon, Noma survivor

Mulikat Okanlawon, Noma survivor

Mulikat Okanlawan works as a hygiene officer at the Sokoto Noma Children’s Hospital in the northern corner of Nigeria.
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Raquelina Mazuze, Social Mobilizer

Raquelina Mazuze, Social Mobilizer

60-year-old Raquelina Mazuze is proud of her contribution to the fight against polio as a social mobilizer in her native Mozambique.
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Malawi launches third round of mass vaccination drive to stop wild poliovirus

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Education and family support vital to stepping up exclusive breastfeeding 

Abuja, 11 August, 2022 - In February 2022, Mariam Udeh, 26 years old, residing in Garki, Abuja, gave birth to her first child and was in uncharted territory.

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In Mozambique, household screening keeps families malaria-free

In Mozambique, household screening keeps families malaria-free

Stefina Mocuvele looks on as her grandson Nolege plays happily with his siblings. It’s a far cry from his condition three years ago, when a bout of malaria landed the then six-year-old in hospital, 10 kilometers away from their home in Matuba locality in the Chókwè district of Gaza province, Mozambique.
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Edo State intensifies coordinated response to contain spread of monkeypox disease

Benin, 9 August, 2022 - After four days of complaining of fever, headache, fatigue and cough, 40 years old Mr V Ehosa (not real name), a land seller residing in

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Remise d'attestation par Dr Zombré de l'OMS Côte d'Ivoire

L’OMS appuie la formation de 136 nouveaux Pharmaciens et Préparateurs Gestionnaires en Pharmacie (PGP), sur la chaîne d’approvisionnement des produits de santé en Côte d’Ivoire.

Nouvellement recrutés par le Ministère de la Santé, de l’Hygiène Publique et de la Couverture Maladie Universelle (MSHP-CMU), 136 Pharmaciens et Préparateurs Gestionnaires en Pharmacie (PGP), ont été formés sur la chaîne d’approvisionnement des produits de santé en Côte d’Ivoire. Cette formation, qui s’est déroulée du 18 juillet au 05 août 2022 à Abidjan, a bénéficié de l’appui financier de l’OMS dans le cadre d’un co-financement avec le Fonds mondial pour la lutte contre le VIH, la tuberculose et le paludisme.
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