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Uganda Hosts Regional Meeting to Boost Ebola Preparedness Amid Ongoing Outbreak

Uganda Hosts Regional Meeting to Boost Ebola Preparedness Amid Ongoing Outbreak

Kampala, Uganda:— Health leaders from across Africa have convened in Uganda’s capital for a high-level meeting to strengthen regional preparedness and cross-bor

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WHO, Africa CDC launch Continental Incident Management Support Team to strengthen coordination for Ebola outbreak response

WHO, Africa CDC launch Continental Incident Management Support Team to strengthen coordination for Ebola outbreak response

Kampala—The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), together wit

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Early nutrition screening reduces child deaths in Nigeria

Early nutrition screening reduces child deaths in Nigeria

Yola,  Aisha Ibrahim watched her 18-month-old son, Dauda, play outside their home in Maliki 2 settlement, Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

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On the Road to 2030: Health experts renew commitments to transform care for severe noncommunicable diseases in Africa

On the road to 2030: Health experts renew commitments to transform care for severe noncommunicable diseases in Africa

Meeting in Dar es Salaam for the 3rd International Conference on PEN-Plus in Africa (ICPPA 2026), health experts, policymakers and partners renewed commitments to accelerate action against severe noncommunicable diseases and expand access to quality care across the African Region. They called for stronger political leadership, increased domestic investment and the scale-up of the African-led PEN-Plus model to reach the 2030 NCD targets.
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Huíla Launches Innovative Project to Strengthen Prevention and Early Diagnosis of Breast and Cervical Cancer

At a time when late diagnosis continues to jeopardize the survival

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National Tuberculosis programme managers and partners meet in Addis Ababa to accelerate progress towards ending TB in the WHO African Region

WHO convenes regional leaders to accelerate progress towards ending TB in Africa

WHO convened National Tuberculosis Programme managers from 20 priority African countries and key partners in Addis Ababa from 23 to 25 June 2026 to accelerate progress towards ending TB in the African Region. The meeting focuses on scaling up new WHO-validated point-of-care rapid diagnostics, improving treatment for drug-resistant TB, and strengthening supply chains to close the diagnostic gap.
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Africa has proven what vaccines can achieve; now it must ensure no one is left behind

For Every Generation, Vaccines Work

Brazzaville—Africa Vaccination Week 2026 concluded under the theme “For Every Generation, Vaccines Work,” The theme is more than a slogan; it is a reality

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From Sewage Sample to Swift National Action: How Uganda Stopped a Silent Polio Threat

In May 2026, Uganda formally closed a polio outbreak that had been detected two years earlier, marking a major public health achievement and demonstrating the power of preparedn

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