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Uganda MPs move to end malaria

Uganda MPs Move to End Malaria

World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) have…
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HIV testing during TB testing week 2022 at Gishiri, Abuja

Stakeholders take on malaria, top killer disease with innovative tools 

Abuja, With Nigeria still accounting for 27 percent of global malaria…
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Beyond the numbers: the real-world impact of the malaria vaccine in Kenya

Beyond the numbers: the real-world impact of the malaria vaccine in Kenya

Caregivers, health leaders and community health volunteers reflect on…
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Malaria vaccine plays critical role in turning the tide on malaria in Ghana

Malaria vaccine plays critical role in turning the tide on malaria in Ghana

Accra – While Ghanaian mother Charity Kesewaa Damoah has nursed her…
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Mothers in Malawi value the first malaria vaccine

Mothers in Malawi value the first malaria vaccine

In April 2019, Gilimbeta took her daughter Lusitana to a rural health…
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World Malaria Day 2023

Road towards eliminating malaria, continued collaboration between WHO and Botswana

“I was unconscious, with severe headache and fever. Three days later…
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Distribution of ITNs

Uganda commemorates 2023 World Malaria Day

The World Health Organization (WHO) Uganda joined the rest of the…
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Tackling malaria in Mali through stronger surveillance

Tackling malaria in Mali through stronger surveillance

Bamako – How can numbers save lives? In three malaria-prone districts…
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Ghana targets more children in malaria immunization expansion

Accra, Ghana - The Government of Ghana has launched an expansion of…
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Around 100 participants from the countries and areas that are part of WHO’s Elimination-2025 initiative, WHO staff from the Headquarters, Regional Officers, and Country Offices, members of the WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Malaria Elimination and Certification, as well as observers attended the forum.

Working Together Towards Malaria Elimination

Close to 100 participants representing countries and areas who are…
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