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WHO Country Representative, Dr. Fabian Ndenzako with Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences; Professor Phaladze

WHO Representative pays courtesy call on WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Development at the University of Botswana School of Nursing

On 28 April 2025, WHO Country Representative, Dr.

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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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Uganda's 24,2 hours initiative: A game changer in malaria mortality reduction

Uganda's 24,2 hours initiative: A game changer in malaria mortality reduction

In Uganda, a country that shoulders the third-highest burden of malaria cases globally, time has become both the enemy and the solution.

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Dr Adjei

Ghana Strengthens New Vaccine Rollout with Strategic Communication Guidelines

As Ghana prepares to introduce the Human Papillomavir

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WHO team with NBTS management

WHO Botswana visits NBTS to explore support for stronger blood system

Recently, the WHO Botswana team led by the WHO Representative, Dr Fabian Ndenzako, paid a visit to the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) Labor

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Hand Hygiene

Namibia Observes World Hand Hygiene Day: Reinforcing Clean Hands for Safer Care

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