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How effective community engagement is saving lives in Tanzania during cholera outbreak.

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WHO Africa releases groundbreaking guidance to boost fight against sickle cell disease

WHO Africa releases groundbreaking guidance to boost fight against sickle cell disease

Brazzaville – World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region today released groundbreaking new guidance to help strengthen eff

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Community action

WHO and AIRA enhance the capacities of RCCE/Health Promotion actors in Tanzania on infodemic management.

Dar es Salaam - Effective management of infodemics help reduce its impact on the global as well as

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In flooded areas in South Sudan, WHO personnel use canoes to provide much-needed healthcare services.

Amidst the floods, WHO supports the Ministry of Health in building resilience and saving lives: Lessons from Jonglei State of South Sudan

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WHO Rep to Zimbabwe Dr Tiruneh with Dr Midzi and Ms Marowa

Twenty years of Saving Lives - Zimbabwe Celebrates World Blood Donor Day with a Call to Action

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As part of the Scoping Mission, the WHO team of experts conducted extensive stakeholders consultations.

Strengthening Mauritius’ Primary Health Care approach to improve the population’s health and well-being

By providing affordable access to quality health services, Primary Health Care (PHC) forms the corners

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Zimbabwe conducts a cholera intra action review

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Meet Alpha Tamba, a blood donor from Liberia

Alpha Tamba, blood donor

Alpha Tamba’s blood donation journey began in 2002, as a refugee residing in Kountaya camp in Guinea during the civil war in his home country Liberia, where he witnessed the devastating consequences of blood shortages. 
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