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Tendai Westerhof, HIV Advocate

Tendai Westerhof, HIV Advocate

As director of a national network of women living with HIV in Zimbabwe, Tendai Westerhof was used to challenging stigma.
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Marthe Apuwa Mbila, Ebola Survivor

Marthe Apuwa Mbila, Ebola Survivor

Marthe Apuwa Mbila is a single mother of two children living in Lusengo, a remote area of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Raquelina Mazuze, Social Mobilizer

Raquelina Mazuze, Social Mobilizer

60-year-old Raquelina Mazuze is proud of her contribution to the fight against polio as a social mobilizer in her native Mozambique.
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Mulikat Okanlawon, Noma survivor

Mulikat Okanlawon, Noma survivor

Mulikat Okanlawan works as a hygiene officer at the Sokoto Noma Children’s Hospital in the northern corner of Nigeria.
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Dr Rirhandzu Norah Mongwe, Health worker

Dr Rirhandzu Norah Mongwe, Health Manager

Dr Rirhandzu Norah Mongwe is on the frontlines of Limpopo Province’s COVID-19 vaccination response.
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Malawi launches third round of mass vaccination drive to stop wild poliovirus

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A new mother being taught how to position her baby

Education and family support vital to stepping up exclusive breastfeeding 

Abuja, 11 August, 2022 - In February 2022, Mariam Udeh, 26 years old, residing in Garki, Abuja, gave birth to her first child and was in uncharted territory.

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In Mozambique, household screening keeps families malaria-free

In Mozambique, household screening keeps families malaria-free

Stefina Mocuvele looks on as her grandson Nolege plays happily with his siblings. It’s a far cry from his condition three years ago, when a bout of malaria landed the then six-year-old in hospital, 10 kilometers away from their home in Matuba locality in the Chókwè district of Gaza province, Mozambique.
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