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World TB Day Commemoration: Zambia calls for collective action to end TB

On World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, Zambia joined the global community in calling for urgent and collective action to end TB, the world’s deadliest infectious disease.

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Advancing tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics to reach more people in the African region

Advancing tuberculosis diagnostics to reach more people in the African region

Brazzaville – Significant progress has been made in TB diagnostics in the past decade as countries in the African region embrace new technologies.

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Strengthening health systems in Sierra Leone: A health train campaign visit to Moyamba District

March 2025 – Moyamba District - The Person-Centered Life Stages Approach is transforming Sierra Leone’s healthcare system by aligning services with th

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Le Togo enregistre des progrès dans la lutte contre la tuberculose

Togo makes progress in the fight against tuberculosis

Lomé – In January 2024, Yao*, a 67-year-old farmer living in Agou, about 100 kilometres north-west of Lomé, experienced unusual discomfort that led him to

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United Against Tuberculosis: Ghana’s Private and Public Health Sectors Join Forces

For weeks, Mansah, a resident of a suburb of Kumasi, Ghana’s second-lar

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Strengthen preventive care to promote oral health

In a vibrant celeb

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African region records further decline in TB deaths, cases

African region records further decline in TB deaths, cases

Brazzaville – The African region has recorded the steepest decline globally in tuberculosis (TB) deaths since 2015, despite falling shor

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WHO Supports Ghana’s Efforts to Strengthen Nutrition Services with Essential Nutrition Actions Package

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed its commitment to improving nutrition services,

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