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Research leads to actions improving childbirth in Guinea 

Research leads to actions improving childbirth in Guinea 

When Ms. Fatoumata Binta Toure learned the results of a WHO/HRP-led…
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The new treatment unit

Improving access to COVID-19 treatment in South Sudan

Juba, 16 May 2020 – To provide supportive treatment for severe and…
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Rebecca with baby boy

Reducing preventable maternal and child deaths in Lakes State of South Sudan

On a cold Tuesday night, at about 12:00 am, in Malek village, Ms…
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Dr Haruna Ismaila Adamu a WHO staff after exiting isolation following recovery from COVID-19.jpg (

I beat COVID-19, you too can-says WHO staff 

Bauchi 15 May, 2020 - On 19 April 2020, the World Health Organization…
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COVID-19 could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa

COVID-19 could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) today expressed concern at the…
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Nigeria drives routine immunization amid COVID-19

Nigeria drives routine immunization amid COVID-19

At the Hasiya Bayero Paediatric Hospital in downtown Kano, the…
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Eligible child being vaccinated at Gwarinpa General Hospital, FCT. Photo-WHO Nigeira-Eromosele Ogbeide.jpg

Nigeria drives routine immunization amid COVID-19

Kano, 13 May 2020 – At the Hasiya Bayero Paediatric Hospital in…
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Ghana bolsters medicines regulatory system, guarantees product quality

Ghana bolsters medicines regulatory system, guarantees product quality

Ghana has strengthened its medicines regulatory system to ensure…
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