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Anna Mdluli

COVID-19 heroes: Older people taking responsibility for their health

​Mbabane ‒ The Kingdom of Eswatini, like the rest of the world,…
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MOHSS and WHO staff at the IPC workshop

Namibia’s infection prevention and control strategies regarded as good practice for health emergencies

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical importance of…
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Sustaining COVID-19 vaccine and routine immunization uptake in Ghana

Sustaining COVID-19 vaccine and routine immunization uptake in Ghana

When COVID-19 vaccination was introduced in Ghana, Gershon Kwame Osei…
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Group photo of all the participants at the Polio Outbreak Simulation Exercise (POSE)

Polio Outbreak Simulation Exercise (POSE) in South Africa

Polio, a disease targeted for eradication, has been a persistent…
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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Africa to build its own public health institutions to respond better to health emergencies

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros…
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Integrating COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization in Liberia

Integrating COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization

Monrovia ‒ By the end of 2022 Liberia’s COVID-19 vaccination rate was…
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Integrating COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization in Liberia

Liberia takes bold step to integrate COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization

Monrovia ‒ On 16 March 2020, Liberia registered its first case of…
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Leveraging Ebola lessons to mitigate COVID-19 impact

Leveraging Ebola lessons to mitigate COVID-19 impact

Freetown ‒ With only 7766 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 125 deaths…
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Hompa Alfons Kaundu of the Mbunza Traditional Authority (left) was the first person to get vaccinated in Sigone village in Kavango West. He is pictured here with Johannes Kambembe, the Primary Health Care Coordinator for Ncamagoro District in Kavango West also played a crucial role in getting communities vaccinated against Covid-19

Covid-19: How traditional leaders drove up vaccination rates in Namibia’s northern region

 “I was the first person to get vaccinated in this entire…
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Josephine Poniso and colleagues in the triage tent at the entrance of the hospital

Bringing COVID-19 screening and testing closer to the community: A case for Katima Mulilo District

At the entrance of the Katima Mulilo State Hospital is a large tent.…
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