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Government of Japan Commits Over 1.8 Million USD for Health, Nutrition, and Rehabilitation Activities in Northern Ethiopia

Government of Japan Commits Over 1.8 Million USD for Health, Nutrition, and Rehabilitation Activities in Northern Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, January 22nd, 2024 – The Government of Japan, through…
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From right to left, meeting between Dr Andrew Bakainaga, WHO Lead - District Health Management Uganda, the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero; Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam - WHO Representative to Uganda; Dr. Santino Severoni, Director of the Department of Health, and Migration at the WHO headquarters.

Uganda’s Health System Addresses the Health Needs of Refugees, Migrants and Host Communities

Uganda has a well-established health system that integrates and…
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Attendees at the World TB Day celebrations at Farato Health Centre

Public Health Leaders Unite in The Gambia to Mark World TB Day

Farato, The Gambia - Public health leaders from across The Gambia…
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Attendees at the World TB Day celebrations at Farato Health Centre

Public Health Leaders Unite in The Gambia to Mark World TB Day

Farato, The Gambia - Public health leaders from across The Gambia…
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Combined HIV-TB testing, care curbing infection and morality in Niger

Combined HIV-TB testing, care curbing infection and mortality in Niger

Niamey – “Six months ago I went for check-up …  I thought it was…
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Combined HIV-TB testing, care curbing infection and morality in Niger

Combined HIV-TB testing, care curbing infection and mortality in Niger

Niamey – “Six months ago I went for check-up …  I thought it was…
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Intensifying new initiatives for TB case-finding in Nigeria

Intensifying new initiatives for TB case-finding in Nigeria

Abuja ‒ Around a year ago, Mallam Mainasara Mohammad, a resident of…
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Rate of TB diagnosis, treatment in Africa increasing

Rate of TB diagnosis, treatment in Africa increasing

Brazzaville – About 70% of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the African…
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A WHO expert conducting an education session for a vector control team.

WHO supports Mauritius as it grapples with first dengue outbreak

Dengue fever is having a moment. According to WHO data, cases…
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A WHO expert conducting an education session for a vector control team.

WHO supports Mauritius as it grapples with first dengue outbreak

Dengue fever is having a moment. According to WHO data, cases…
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