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CEPI partners with AVAREF to boost clinical trial application reviews in Africa
CEPI partners with AVAREF to boost clinical trial application reviews in Africa
WHO Africa Advances Health Professions Education with Prototype Competency-Based Curricula
WHO Africa advances health professions education with prototype competency-based curricula
Nigeria launches large-scale vaccination campaign to protect 106 million children against measles, rubella and polio
Nigeria launches large-scale vaccination campaign to protect 106 million children against measles, rubella and polio
Response efforts slowing down Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak
Response efforts slowing down Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak

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Fighting HIV in Burkina Faso: From Fear to Hope
Fighting HIV in Burkina Faso: From Fear to Hope
Angola strengthens Ebola outbreak preparedness measures
Angola strengthens Ebola outbreak preparedness measures
Trained midwives, transformed lives in Mali
Trained midwives, transformed lives in Mali
Namibia rolls out human papillomavirus vaccination to help end cervical cancer
Namibia rolls out human papillomavirus vaccination to help end cervical cancer

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RDT testing for COVID-19
Southern Africa faces uptick in COVID-19 cases
WHO delivers assorted lifesaving medical supplies to Mayom County in the Greater Unity Region to support flood affected communities.
WHO takes health care services directly to South Sudan’s flood-affected communities in Mayom County
A health worker gives medication to a patient. Kenya has embarked on a extensive evidence-based approach to root out TB
Kenya embarks on new approach to prioritize future TB actions

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Call for Experts Technical Advisory Group on Noncommunicable Diseases in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region

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Seventy-fifth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa

25 August 2025

Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize — 5th Laureates

23 August 2025

Establishment of the WHO African Region Technical Advisory Group for HIV, Tuberculos...

20 June 2025