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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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Hand Hygiene

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

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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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segurança rodoviária

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

By: Dr.

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WHO Botswana staff during TB awareness campaign

Tuberculosis remains a public health threat: Ramontshonyana calls for awareness and action

Although World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is commemorated globally on 24 March, WHO Botswana extended the conversation into May with a staff awareness sess

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Ghana Advances Climate Change and Health Vulnerability Assessment

Climate change is increasingly recognized as one of the greatest health

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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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