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A MEDSAR student checking a woman's blood pressure at the Nyabahinga Market

WHO joins forces with medical students to improve health and well-being of adolescents and communities

It is a bustling morning at the Nyabahinga market, in Burera District in Rwanda.

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Ramping up flood emergency response in Nigeria

Ramping up flood emergency response in Nigeria

Abuja – World Health Organization (WHO) is stepping up support to the Nigerian authorities to provide emergency health assistance following devastation caused b

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WHO Supports Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response Training in Zimbabwe

Mutare - Every year, countries in

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A WHO-led assessment to monitor the implementation of the national guidelines on IPC scored three of the five regional hospitals at Intermediate Level.

Safety of patients and healthcare professionals at heart of second national Infection Prevention and Control action plan

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), the evidence-based approach to protecting patients and healthc

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WHO Rep, MOH Rep and MEDSAR students at the ASRH research dissemination meeting

WHO invests in medical students’ research skills to enhance adolescent sexual and reproductive health

The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), has provided financial and technical support to medical students from the Medical

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Sahel, Lake Chad Basin countries coordinate joint polio eradication plan

Sahel, Lake Chad Basin countries coordinate joint polio eradication plan

Brazzaville/Dakar — In a significant move to combat the ongoing challenge of variant poliovirus transmission in Central and West Africa, Ministers of Health fro

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NAPHS

Zanzibar unveils a five-year National Action Plan to strengthen Health Security on the island.

Zanzibar- In a landmark event underscoring its commitment to bolstering public health infrastructure and technical capacities, Zanzibar with support fr

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Figure 1WHO delegates led by the country rep, Dr Mulombo and the health Commissioner at the Bakasi IDP camp in Maiduguri, Borno state.

WHO pledges support to flood-displaced persons in Borno State as health facilities  affected.

Maiduguri, 14 September, 2024 –Following severe flash floods that displaced thousands and caused significant damage across multiple communities in Maiduguri, th

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