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WHO TB Director’s High-Level Visit to Uganda

WHO TB Director’s High-Level Visit Strengthens Uganda’s Fight Against Tuberculosis and Leprosy

Kampala, Uganda– The World Health Organization (WHO) Director of the Global Tuberculosis (TB) Programme, Dr Tereza Kasaeva, concluded a transformative four-day

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Kenya establishes a national emergency medical team (EMT) with support from World Health Organization

Kenya establishes a national emergency medical team (EMT) with support from World Health Organization

Nairobi - The World Health Organization in partnership with the Kenyan Defence Forces organized and trained 30 multidisciplinary medical and paramedical officer

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La disponibilité du traitement antirétroviral renforce la lutte contre VIH/sida en Guinée Équatoriale

Availability of antiretroviral treatment bolsters HIV/AIDS control in Equatorial Guinea

Malabo – In Equatorial Guinea, where over 6% of the population lives with HIV, access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment was limited to just two centres in the p

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The donated cholera logistics

WHO Donates Life-Saving Cholera logistics to Ghana

Cholera is an acute infectious disease transmitted mainly through the consumption of food or water

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New step in African region’s efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B

New step in African region’s efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B

Brazzaville – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa has launched a Regional Validation Committee for the elimination of mother-to-child

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WHO Africa Region Hosts Landmark Self-Care Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

WHO Africa Region Hosts Landmark Self-Care Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – World Health Organization has convened a landmark African regional summit on self-care from

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Shocked and saddened by the passing of Dr Faustine Ndugulile, Regional Director-elect

Saddened by the passing of Dr Faustine Ndugulile, Regional Director-elect

We are deeply saddened about the sudden and shocking news of the passing of Dr Faustine Ndugulile, Regional Director-elect of WHO’s Africa region.
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Zimbabwe commits to boost domestic health financing

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