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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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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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Assistant minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Hon. Keoagile Atamelang leading the walk

Botswana joins the rest of the world in launching the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week

This week, Botswana joins the rest of the world in launching the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week under the theme “Streets for Life: #MakingWalkingAndCyclingSafe.”

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Honourable Kwabena Mintah Akandoh

Promoting Hand Hygiene to Save Lives: WHO and Ministry of Health Mark 2025 World Hand Hygiene Day

The World Health Organization joined the Ministry of Health (MoH) and p

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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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segurança rodoviária

Walking and cycling should not be a risk, but a right

By: Dr.

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