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A child receiving routine vaccination during the event

Tanzania flags off Africa Vaccination Week integrated with COVID-19 vaccination

Manyara- Under the theme of 'The Big Catch-Up', Tanzania, with the…
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Tanatswa Chiura (12 years old), Mellissah Jamare (16 years old), and Shirley Baloyi (18 years old) andWHO Zimbabwe Country Representative a.i, Professor Jean-Marie Dangou

Shifting the Narrative: WHO Zimbabwe Celebrates Women's History Month with a Youthful Perspective

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Harare, Zimbabwe – In honor of Women's History…
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Ms. Hopolang Phororo, UN Resident Coordinator with the Governor of the Khomas Region, Honorable Laura McCleod, WHO Representative, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses and UNFPA Representative, Gift Malunga during the UN joint visit as part of the Social Transformation Pillar.

UN delegation visits community projects in Windhoek

A United Nations delegation consisting of partners from the World…
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Beyond the numbers: the real-world impact of the malaria vaccine in Kenya

Beyond the numbers: the real-world impact of the malaria vaccine in Kenya

Caregivers, health leaders and community health volunteers reflect on…
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Malaria vaccine plays critical role in turning the tide on malaria in Ghana

Malaria vaccine plays critical role in turning the tide on malaria in Ghana

Accra – While Ghanaian mother Charity Kesewaa Damoah has nursed her…
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Mothers and their children at the Antenatal clinic Homa Bay County for malaria and other vaccines

Kenya celebrates immunization as more children are reached with RTS,S

Kenya this week joins the world to commemorate the African…
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The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini cutting the cake to symbolise the celebration of the WHO 75th anniversary

WHO 75TH ANNIVERSARY: ESWATINI COMMITS TO THE WHO AGENDA OF IMPROVING HEALTH FOR THE PEOPLE OF ESWATINI

The government of the Kingdom of Eswatini and development partners…
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Marie Jeanne sits outside selling fruits and vegetables

Marie Jeanne breathes easy as Rwanda takes on Tuberculosis

Kigali, Rwanda - Marie Jeanne Mukamurenzi (40), chuckles in…
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Africa needs to vaccinate 33 million children to put progress back on track

Africa needs to vaccinate 33 million children to put progress back on track

Brazzaville, 20 April 2023 – An estimated 33 million children will…
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