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The Sierra Leone WHO Country Office promotes “Walking the Talk”.

The Sierra Leone WHO Country Office has made great progress in promoting physical activity in the workplace through weekly aerobics sessions and month

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Breaking Rabies Boundaries

Joint statement: World Rabies Day

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Experts agree on African regional plan for health and climate change

Experts agree on African regional plan for health and climate change

Dakar — More than 80 health and climate change experts, partners and civil society representatives today agreed on a five-year strate

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Kenya steps up surveillance, response measures to curb mpox

Kenya steps up surveillance, response measures to curb mpox

Nairobi – Kenyan health authorities have implemented a raft of preparedness and response measures to swiftly detect and halt the spread of mpox, which was confi

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WHO in Africa, IFRC bolster partnership for enhanced public health emergency response

WHO in Africa, IFRC bolster partnership for enhanced public health emergency response

Brazzaville/Kinshasa - World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent S

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WHO hands over mpox sample collection kits to MoH

WHO donates kits to support mpox diagnostics in Uganda

The Ugandan Mini

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Anália and a community leader during the demarcation of an Enumeration Area for the InCRÓNICAS Survey in Vilankulos.

Learn about Anália's Contribution to the Success of the Inhambane InCRÓNICA 2024 Data Collection

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Ethiopia Marks World Patient Safety Day 2024, Calls for Improved Diagnostic Safety

Ethiopia Marks World Patient Safety Day 2024, Calls for Improved Diagnostic Safety

Addis Ababa, September 18, 2024 – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and key health sector stakeholders, mar

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