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mpox

Mpox doesn’t discriminate”: A survivor’s story of hope, healing, and community

 Makeni, Sierra Leone – July 2025When Mr. Bambay Sawanneh first…
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Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso

Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou – "During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to…
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Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso

Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou – "During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to…
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Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso

Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou – "During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to…
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Kenya certified for elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

Kenya certified for elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

Nairobi I Brazzaville I Geneva ‒ The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso

Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou – "During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to…
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Kenya certified for elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

Kenya certified for elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

Nairobi I Brazzaville I Geneva ‒ The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Helinda

Helinda’s commitment: A nurse’s frontline role in Sierra Leone’s mpox response

Pujehun District, Sierra Leone – August 2025Helinda Saffiatu Sandi is…
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Ethiopia's Integrated Measles Campaign Reaches 18.5 Million Under-Five Children

Ethiopia's Integrated Measles Campaign Reaches 18.5 Million Under-Five Children

Ethiopia has successfully completed its 2025 nationwide integrated…
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colera

From Crisis to Coordination: How the Response to Cholera is Saving Lives

This opinion piece was first published in Jornal de Angola, a copy of…
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