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Nurses’ and midwives’ critical role to the provision of health services in the Seychelles strongly articulated at the launching of the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife”

Seychelles 21 February 2020 - Nurses and midwives are the backbone of…
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Coronavirus

Update on Uganda’s preparedness activities on the 2019- Coronavirus outbreak

Kampala, 20 February 2020: – The Ministry of Health working with…
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Health Workers in Riverine areas of Ondo State, Nigeria

Polio-Nigeria leaves no stone unturned, targets over 55 million children in house-to-house nationwide campaign.

Abuja, 20 February, 2020 - “My son Aliyu Abubakar is two months old,…
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Hon. K. K. S. Jagutpal handing over a copy of the National Cancer Registry Report 2018 to Dr L. Musango, WHO Representative in Mauritius

New Cancer Cases on the decrease in Mauritius

New cancer cases are on the decrease in Mauritius.  According to…
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Enugu State inaugurates Task Force on Immunization, to close gaps in immunization coverage  

Enugu, 19 February 2020 - “The formation of a Task Force on…
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Dr Freddy Banza

Working with communities to end Ebola

“In some places they threw stones at us, but in others community…
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One of the flood-affected areas in northern Nigeria

Nigeria strengthens capacity to address impact of climate change on health. 

Abuja, 19 February 2020 - Mr Ayeo Olomiete, a health officer from…
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Man smoking a cigarette

Ethiopia passes landmark smoking excise bill

The Ethiopian Parliament has passed landmark legislation with the…
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