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Mauritius new budgetary measures ensure sustainability of its national COVID-19 vaccination campaign and encourage local manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines to better fight the pandemic

The Minister of Finance presented the 2021-22 Budget on Friday last…
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UN staff donating the blood during the WBDD commemorations

Keeping the world beating

Every year, on the 14th of June, countries around the world celebrate…
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Blood donation rate falls in Africa in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Blood donation rate falls in Africa in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Blood donation has fallen by 17% in the African region in the wake of…
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Drop in blood donations add to maternal health threats in Africa

Drop in blood donations add to maternal health threats in Africa

Just half of the blood needed for transfusion each year in the…
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Outgoing WHO Rwanda Country Representative Dr. Kasonde Mwinga (left) Incoming Acting WHO Rwanda Country Representative Dr. Ndoungou Salla Ba (right)

Farewells and Welcome at WHO Rwanda

Kigali, 5 June 2021 – It was only two years ago, on 1 May 2019, that…
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Ethiopia to vaccinate 2 million against cholera in Tigray region

Ethiopia to vaccinate 2 million against cholera in Tigray region

Ethiopia today officially launched a preventive oral cholera…
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Filling the gaps in oral health services in Africa

Filling the gaps in oral health services in Africa

More than 480 million people in the African region suffer from oral…
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How Senegal prepared for COVID-19 surge

How Senegal prepared for COVID-19 surge

As the second wave of COVID-19 infections surged in early 2021,…
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