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Surviving Ebola: loss, isolation, and hope

Surviving Ebola: loss, isolation, and hope

One day, a couple is at home discussing dinner plans, sharing stories about work, and dreaming about the future.

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WHO on mission to safeguard Uganda from toxic effects of mercury

WHO on mission to safeguard Uganda from toxic effects of mercury

In a busy dental clinic, a dentist carefully prepares a dental amalgam, a common material used for fillings.

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JEE Planning and Stakeholder Orientation meeting

Namibia embarks on a journey to conduct the Second Joint External Evaluation

On 28 – 30 April 2025, the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, convened a three-day Joint External

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Hosting the world, championing health: Seychelles welcomes Africa’s first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Hosting the world, championing health: Seychelles welcomes Africa’s first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Seychelles is hosting the first-ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup to be held in Africa. The 2025 event, which runs from 1 – 11 May, has potentially far-reaching impacts.
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Guardians of dignity: WHO's efforts to prevent and respond to sexual misconduct during the Ebola outbreak in Uganda

Guardians of dignity: WHO's efforts to prevent and respond to sexual misconduct during the Ebola outbreak in Uganda

In the heart of every health emergency lies a silent battle, one that is fought not with syringes or stethoscopes, but with an unwavering commitment t

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Scaling up response to anthrax outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Scaling up response to anthrax outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with support from World Health Organization (WHO), are intensifying emergency respon

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AVW 2025

Sierra Leone hosts high-level commemoration of African Vaccination Week 2025

Freetown, Sierra Leone – April 2025 – Sierra Leone hosted the high-level commemoration of African Vaccination Week (AVW) 2025 in Freetown, bringing to

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Picture of the newly expanded BIU General Hospital, Borno State

Access to health services expands in Borno State as WHO donates new state-of-the-art centre

Borno, 30 April, 2025 - The Borno State Government has commended the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union for donating an ultra-modern health

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