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How preparedness boosted Tanzania’s Marburg outbreak response

How preparedness boosted Tanzania’s Marburg outbreak response

Mishana* was taken ill at Bujunangoma Hospital in Kagera, a region in north-western Tanzania, in mid-March. The facility had just been designated as an isolation centre for suspected cases of a then yet-to-be-confirmed outbreak of an infectious disease that had been reported in the region.
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Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Tanzania declared over

Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Tanzania declared over

Tanzania today declared the end of the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak which was confirmed just over two months ago in the north-western Kagera region. It was the country’s first outbreak of the disease.
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First large-scale campaign in DRC using innovative polio vaccine

First large-scale campaign in DRC using innovative polio vaccine

Brazzaville/Kinshasa - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today launches its first major immunization campaign using the novel polio vaccine type 2 (nOP

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Participants at the Infodemic training in Arusha

Flattening the curve in Tanzania: WHO and AIRA train public health workers to fight Infodemic

Dar es Salaam - As the World battled the COVID-19 pandemic, communities, individuals and institutions, a

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World No Tobacco Day 2023 Report cover

World No Tobacco Day: Grow Food Not Tobacco-WHO

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Africa steps up access to high-quality laboratory data for polio eradication

Africa steps up access to high-quality laboratory data for polio eradication

Brazzaville/Accra – While Africa has made significant progress in the fight against polio, the World Health Organization (WHO) is prioritizing the strengthening of in-country la

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Switch away from tobacco an economic, health boon for Kenyan farmers

Switch away from tobacco an economic, health boon for Kenyan farmers

When small-scale Kenyan farmer Nancy Achieng made the switch from tobacco farming to high-iron beans just over a year ago, she joined the ranks of hundreds of her peers who today are collectively earning annual net incomes six times higher than previously.
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Tony Kidiga, focal point for Tobacco Free Farms, Ministry of agriculture, speaks about good practices to WHO visiting team at a farmer's in Migori County

Kenya leads global World NO-Tobacco Event

The world is confronted with a global food crisis fueled by conflict, climate change and the pandemic of coronavirus disease. A record 349 million people globally are facing acute food insecurity Meanwhile, tobacco is grown in over 124 countries, taking up 3.2 million hectares of fertile land that could be used to grow food, address food insecurity and nutrition challenges and help feed families.
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