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World Blood Donor Day

Honoring heroes who give life on World Blood Donor Day

On 12 June 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) joined the Namibia Blood Transfusion Service (NamBTS), the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS), and other partner

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mpox

Sierra Leone deploys AVoHC-SURGE team to halt mpox outbreak

Freetown, Sierra Leone - In a coordinated effort to curb the spread of mpox, the Government of Sierra

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cólera

Improving cholera outbreak response in Angola’s hardest-hit regions

With the severe cholera outbreak in A

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Together, Lesotho’s blood donors save lives

Together, Lesotho’s blood donors save lives

Maseru ‒ One afternoon in May 2025, 48-year-old Lebohang Pitso* from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru, felt her life slipping away.

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Tanzania Strengthens Infection Surveillance to Prevent Future Outbreaks

Tanzania strengthens healthcare associated infection surveillance to prevent future outbreak

Kagera Region – Tanzania is stepping up efforts to strengthen healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance following a recent Marburg virus outbr

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mpox

WHO convenes high-level meeting to update partners on mpox response

Freetown, Sierra Leone - Today in Freetown, the World Health Organization (WHO) organize

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medicamentos

Angola takes a decisive step towards ensuring safer, more effective, and more accessible medicines and health technologies

Between June 3 and 5, the Angola Medicines and Hea

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Tamayi Mlanda, Information Systems Specialist from the WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) facilitating the training of end-users in Lesotho

Lesotho leads Africa in health innovation: pilots AFFLU Influenza Surveillance Platform

Maseru – Lesotho has become the first nation in the WHO African Region to pilot the Afro Influenza (AFFLU) surveillance platform, a cutting-edge initiative aime

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