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São Tomé and Príncipe: Putting vaccination at the forefront in a changing world

São Tomé and Príncipe: Putting vaccination at the forefront in a changing world

São Tomé —At the maternal and child health centre of Agua Grande in the country’s capital, São Tomé, it’s vaccination day.

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1A WHO volunteer at the field providing health services to women and children at a camp for people displaced by flood in Adamawa State

Early health preparedness protects families during seasonal floods in Adamawa State

Yola, In flood-prone Adamawa State, north-east Nigeria, early health preparedness helped protect thousands of vulnerable people from preventable disease outbrea

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WHO Handed Over Two Ambulances and Oxygen Equipment to Strengthen Emergency Referrals in The Gambia

Banjul, 1st December 2025 — The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over two fully-equipped ambulances and oxygen concentrators to the Ministry of Health (MoH), boosting The Gambia’s capacity to provide timely emergency referrals and lifesaving care. The donation, valued at approximately USD 200,000 (about GMD 15 million), was presented during a ceremony attended by the Honourable Minister of Health, Dr Ahmadou Lamin Samateh; the WHO Representative, Dr Nathan Bakyaita; senior MoH officials; and frontline health workers.
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Polio response programme bolsters Ebola outbreak control

Polio response programme bolsters Ebola outbreak control

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Nigeria Launches First National Antimicrobial Resistance Survey

Nigeria Launches First National Antimicrobial Resistance Survey

Abuja, Nigeria has launched its first nationally representative survey on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), marking a milestone in the country’s public health res

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In session, the Malawi Health Labour Analysis.

Malawi advances efforts to finalize its Health Labour Market Analysis for Evidence-based Health Workforce Planning and Development

Achieving SGD3, Universal Health Coverage by 2030, and health securi

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Democratic Republic of the Congo declares end of 16th Ebola outbreak

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares end of 16th Ebola outbreak

The Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared the end of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai Province, after no new cases were reported in the past 42 days since the last patient was discharged from treatment centre on 19 October 2025.
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