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Justin Ndangamira, Emergency Unit Manager and Francoise Uwamariya, GBV Officer at Kibuye Hospital

Frontline health heroes embrace zero tolerance to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA)

Justin Ndangamira, Emergency Unit Manager and Francoise Uwamariya, GBV Officer at Kibuye Hospital
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Farmer checking on his crop

Safeguarding health amid ongoing drought in Zambia

Lusaka - Zambia is grappling with a severe drought, declared a national disaster at the end of February.

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Hon. Dr Ester Muinjangue, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services

Namibia observes World No Tobacco Day in Oshikoto region

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) with support from World Health Organization (WHO) Namibia, commemorated the World No Tobacco Day on 31 May 2024 in Tsumeb, Osh

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Two Adults smoking in the presence of children.

Shun tobacco use – embrace healthier life choices

Abuja, 3 June, 2024 - Bassey Effiong, 42, started smoking as a teenager thinking “it was cool”. “I thought it showed you were in charge and independent.

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Lovemore explaining the distribution of cholera cases

Environmental Health Workers on the Frontlines of Zimbabwe's Cholera Outbreak

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South Sudan Receives 645000 Doses of the Latest Malaria Vaccine

South Sudan receives 645 000 doses of the latest malaria vaccine, boosting the fight against the deadly disease

Juba, 31 May 2024—In a historic step towards safeguarding children's lives and alleviating the high incidence of malaria in the country, the first consignment o

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Scaling up tobacco control measures in Africa

Scaling up tobacco control measures in Africa

Pretoria ‒ Tobacco consumption in Africa presents complex public health, economic and environmental challenges and requires a multisectoral approach to preventi

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World No Tobacco Day: Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference

Every

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