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Sierra Leone enhances national polio certification capacity through who-led training for committee members

Freetown, 24 July 2025 – Sierra Leone has concluded a two-day virtual training aimed at strengthening the capacity of its national polio committees, a

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The Cotonou Declaration charts a new roadmap for sustainable health financing in Benin

The Cotonou Declaration charts a new roadmap for sustainable health financing in Benin

 

The Beninese capital hosted a pivotal moment for the future of health financing.

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Katete’s Bold Steps: Transforming adolescent health, one initiative at a time

Katete’s Bold Steps: Transforming adolescent health, one initiative at a time

In Katete District of Eastern province Zambia, health workers, peer educators, and community champions are rewriting the story of adolescent health, one initiative, one conversa

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PTE

Namibia Strengthens EMTCT Efforts Through National PTE Workshops

From 15 - 18 July 2025, the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), convened a series of Path-To-Elimination (PTE)

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vaccine

Sierra Leone receives 50,000 additional mpox vaccine doses to bolster national response

Port Loko - Sierra Leone has received an additional 50,000 doses of the Mpox vaccine to strengthen its response to the ongoing outbreak.

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Advancing access to sexual and reproductive health services in South Sudan

Advancing access to sexual and reproductive health services in South Sudan

Juba ‒ In an effort to address severely limited access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services in South Sudan, the Ministry of Health, with

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Tackling mpox through GOARN support and local collaboration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Tackling mpox through global and local collaboration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa – Mpox continues to strain the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s health system.

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Uganda conducts filovirus full-scale response simulation exercise for the national Emergency Medical Team

Uganda conducts filovirus full-scale response simulation exercise for the national Emergency Medical Team

Jinja, Uganda – The Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) through funding from the European Union's Directorate-General for

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