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Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi of Tanzania nominated as next director of WHO African Region

Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi of Tanzania nominated as next director of WHO African Region

Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi was today nominated as the next Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region during a Special Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa held in Geneva ahead of the World Health Assembly.
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Amina Mohamed with the Minister of Health

WHO Strengthens Field Presence and Support to Cholera Response During High Level Visit to Kwanza Sul and Benguela

Benguela, Angola – As part of ongoing efforts to support Angola’s fight against the cholera outbreak and to reinforce regio

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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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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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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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