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Annual East and Southern African Immunization Managers Meeting 2023 ends, adopts recommendations.

Annual East and Southern African Immunization Managers Meeting 2023 ends, adopts recommendations.

Call on ESA countries to restore immunization progress lost during the pandemic

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Team of WHO and MOH Staffs receive Genomic Sequencing Machines at the National Reference Lab

The Journey to Liberia's Genomic Sequencing capacity for COVID-19 and other priority diseases

A staff

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Democratic Republic of the Congo faces acute health crisis amid rising violence

Democratic Republic of the Congo faces acute health crisis amid rising violence

Kinshasa – The number of internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has more than doubled to 6.3 million since the end of 2022 amid a

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Mobile vaccination team vaccinating community members in Nimba county.

Liberia's COVID-19 detection and vaccination drive boosted by Community- Based Response.

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Sweden to invest additional $42 million to improve sexual and reproductive health in East and Southern Africa

Sweden to invest additional $42 million to improve sexual and reproductive health in East and Southern Africa

Sweden today announced a further investment of $42 million for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), in an effort to transform the lives of millions of people in East and Southern Africa. The funding is being made available through Sweden’s Strategy for SRHR in Africa 2022-2026.
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His Excellency President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa and Jean Todt, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety

Zimbabwe Welcomes UN Special Envoy Jean Todt: A New Chapter for Road Safety Initiatives

By Tatenda Chimbwanda

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The WHO Representative a.i., Professor Jean-Marie Dangou, at Glenview 1 Cholera Treatment Centre

The World Health Organization Representative's Groundbreaking Visit to Cholera-Affected Provinces in Zimbabwe

By Tatenda Chimbwanda

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WHO partners with European Investment Bank to revamp Primary Healthcare in Ethiopia

WHO partners with European Investment Bank to revamp Primary Healthcare in Ethiopia

The World Health Organization (WHO) is partnering with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the Government of Ethiopia in the development of a Primary Healthcare (PHC)

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