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Team from MOHSS and WHO conducting the quality assessment of maternal health care services

Namibia is striving to improve quality of care for maternal and child health

Namibia was one of the countries in the WHO Africa Region (AFRO) to…
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Dr Olive Sentumbwe Mugisa, a remarkable expert in reproductive, maternal, and neonatal health in Uganda

Meet team WHO: Dr Olive Sentumbwe Mugisa, a remarkable expert in reproductive, maternal, and neonatal health in Uganda

Dr Olive Sentumbwe Mugisa is a wife and mother of four. A Doctor of…
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WHO Africa, UNICEF and Partners poised to advance implementation of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in countries

WHO Africa, UNICEF and Partners poised to advance implementation of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in countries

Nairobi - In a concerted effort to strengthen maternal and child…
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Sierra Leone’s determination to stem maternal and child mortality

Sierra Leone’s determination to stem maternal and child mortality

Freetown ‒ Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of maternal…
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Self-injectable contraception successes

Self-injectable contraception successes

Ouagadougou – "My husband was against contraceptive," recalls Aïssa…
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Aux Comores, tous les enfants nés de mère séropositive sont séronégatifs

Comoros on the path to ending mother-to-child HIV transmission

Moroni – Nadja* was planning her wedding two years ago when she…
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WHO and KOICA handed over medical equipment to improve service delivery in the Busoga sub-region of Uganda

WHO and KOICA handed over medical equipment to improve service delivery in the Busoga sub-region of Uganda

Kampala, August 1, 2023 – The Ugandan Ministry of Health today…
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WHO donates Ambulances to reduce maternal deaths in Tanzania

Kigoma Region - In rural areas of Kigoma region in Tanzania,…
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National Obstetric Fistula Strategic Plan 2022-2026

The Government of the Republic of Zambia renews its commitment to end Obstetric Fistula by 2030... Launches National Obstetric Fistula Strategic Plan 2022-2026

The Government of the Republic of Zambia has renewed its commitment…
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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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