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Fighting cholera in the front lines of Angola’s hardest hit provinces

Fighting cholera in the front lines of Angola’s hardest hit provinces

Luanda ‒ “I thought I would not survive,” says Abel Kanivete, from Angola's Cuanza Sul province on the country’s West coast.

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Dr Adjei

Ghana Strengthens New Vaccine Rollout with Strategic Communication Guidelines

As Ghana prepares to introduce the Human Papillomavir

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Hand Hygiene

Namibia Observes World Hand Hygiene Day: Reinforcing Clean Hands for Safer Care

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Middle, WR performing the symbolic foundation laying ceremony of the Monguno Specialist Hospital expansion project

Borno State, with WHO and EU Support, Expands Monguno Hospital to Strengthen Health Services in Conflict-Affected Areas

Maiduguri, To strengthen health infrastructure in conflict-affected areas of Borno State, the Government of Borno, in collaboration with the World Health Organi

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Acting WHO Regional Director for Africa visits South Sudan to strengthen health support

Acting WHO Regional Director for Africa visits South Sudan to strengthen health support

Juba, 14 May – Acting WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, arrived in South Sudan for an official one-day-visit to meet key stakeholders in an

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Honourable Kwabena Mintah Akandoh

Promoting Hand Hygiene to Save Lives: WHO and Ministry of Health Mark 2025 World Hand Hygiene Day

The World Health Organization joined the Ministry of Health (MoH) and p

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Ghana Rallies Stakeholders on Measures to prevent Non-Communicable Disease and Control

With Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) now responsible for nearly half o

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Ghana Advances Climate Change and Health Vulnerability Assessment

Climate change is increasingly recognized as one of the greatest health

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