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Angola strengthens health security with advances in compliance with International Health Regulations

Angola has taken a decisive step towards strengthening national…
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Kenya moves toward establishing Africa’s second military emergency medical team. Photo credit: WHO / Ardo Farah

Kenya moves toward establishing Africa’s second military emergency medical team

Nairobi - Kenya is taking a significant step toward strengthening its…
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RESPIRATORY PATHOGENS SENTINEL SITES ANNUAL REVIEW MEETING

Tanzania strengthens pandemic preparedness with expanded respiratory surveillance

Morogoro –Tanzania has significantly boosted its pandemic…
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Strengthening Tanzania’s Frontline: Standardized Surveillance Training to Build a Resilient Health Workforce

Strengthening Tanzania’s Frontline: Standardized Surveillance Training to Build a Resilient Health Workforce

Morogoro – Tanzania is taking a decisive step to strengthen its…
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Kenya introduces WHO child development assessment tool in national health survey for the first time

Kenya introduces WHO child development assessment tool in national health survey for the first time

Nairobi - For the first time, Kenya has measured how children under…
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Jimma University advances local innovation to strengthen antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Ethiopia

Jimma University advances local innovation to strengthen antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Ethiopia

Jimma, Ethiopia | 27 February 2026 — Jimma University is advancing…
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From data to decisions: strengthening health security in Africa

From data to decisions: strengthening health security in Africa

Nairobi—Across the African region, health threats are increasingly…
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Ethiopia launches digitalization of public health emergency management system, advances toward PHEM Center of Excellence

Ethiopia launches digitalization of public health emergency management system, advances toward PHEM Center of Excellence

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - In a landmark step toward strengthening…
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President of Tanzania meets WHO Regional Director and WHO delegation, UN Resident Coordinator in Tanzania, and Deputy Minister Ministry of Health

WHO Regional Director for Africa visits Tanzania to advance maternal and newborn health

Dar es Salaam – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director…
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A doctor on the mobile clinic providing access to health services in Adamawa State

Mobile outreach expands access to health services in Adamawa State

Yola – Targeted outreach is improving access to essential health…
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