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Makerere University School of Public Health celebrates 70 Years of Excellence

Makerere University School of Public Health celebrates 70 Years of Excellence

Kampala – Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) marked…
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La Guinée Équatoriale inaugure sa première usine d'oxygène publique

Equatorial Guinea inaugurates its first public oxygen plant

Bata – Juan de Dios, a nurse in the emergency unit of the…
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Universal Health Coverage Day: High health-care costs in Africa continue to push over 150 million into poverty, says new WHO report

UHC Day: High health-care costs in Africa continue to push over 150 million into poverty: new WHO report

Brazzaville - On Universal Health Coverage Day, a new report by…
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Au Congo, les comités de santé mobilisés pour l’atteinte de la Couverture sanitaire universelle

Health committees mobilized to achieve universal health coverage in Congo

Brazzaville – “Previously, I avoided going to the integrated health…
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L'Algérie renforce sa lutte contre les addictions et avance vers les objectifs de développement durable

Algeria strengthens its fight against addiction and advances towards the Sustainable Development Goals

Algiers – Brahim, a 14-year-old student, has been visiting the local…
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Namibia media training on universal health coverage

Empowering health journalism in Namibia: A Workshop on Universal Health Coverage and Public Health Reporting

The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the…
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WHO Namibia and MOHSS partnered for a media training focusing on UHC

Empowering health journalism in Namibia: A Workshop on Universal Health Coverage and Public Health Reporting

The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the…
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Team from MHSS and WHO deliberating on improvement of quality care

WHO supports MoHSS to advance Healthcare Quality through the Japan funded project

In 2022, the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) developed…
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The WHO expert on health systems, Azmach Gebregiorgis, presenting the governance structure of LHCs.

Local Health Committees back to the fore of Mauritius’ Primary Health Care approach

In line with the Mauritian Government’s Health Sector Strategic Plan…
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As part of the Scoping Mission, the WHO team of experts conducted extensive stakeholders consultations.

Strengthening Mauritius’ Primary Health Care approach to improve the population’s health and well-being

By providing affordable access to quality health services, Primary…
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