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mpox

Mpox doesn’t discriminate”: A survivor’s story of hope, healing, and community

 

Makeni, Sierra Leone – July 2025

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Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso

Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou – "During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to travel 45 km just to have get an ultrasound.

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Kenya certified for elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

Kenya certified for elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

Nairobi I Brazzaville I Geneva ‒ The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping si

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Nigerian Government, WHO and partners Strengthen Cholera Preparedness nationwide

Nigerian Government, WHO and partners Strengthen Cholera Preparedness nationwide

Abuja, Strengthening Frontline Capacity Nationwide

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Helinda

Helinda’s commitment: A nurse’s frontline role in Sierra Leone’s mpox response

Pujehun District, Sierra Leone – August 2025

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WHO and ESPEN conduct technical mission to strengthen Schistosomiasis medicine management in Zimbabwe

WHO and ESPEN conduct technical mission to strengthen Schistosomiasis medicine management in Zimbabwe

Harare - World Health Organization (WHO)'s Regional Office for Africa (AFRO), through the Expanded Special Project for the Elimination of Neglected Tropical Dis

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Ethiopia's Integrated Measles Campaign Reaches 18.5 Million Under-Five Children

Ethiopia's Integrated Measles Campaign Reaches 18.5 Million Under-Five Children

Ethiopia has successfully completed its 2025 nationwide integrated measles campaign, reaching an impressive 18,570,244 children—99% of the targeted population.

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colera

From Crisis to Coordination: How the Response to Cholera is Saving Lives

This opinion piece was first published in Jornal de Angola, a copy of which can be found here:

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