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International Women’s Day 2026: WHO drives inclusion: screening and equity for women in custody and staff

International Women’s Day 2026: WHO drives inclusion: screening and equity for women in custody and staff

On 9 March 2026, the voices of women in custody at Beau Bassin Women’…
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Guinea-Bissau’s health system receives mobile units, equipment and medical supplies

Guinea-Bissau’s health system receives mobile units, equipment and medical supplies

Bissau—The World Health Organization (WHO) has made a major donation…
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Ethiopia Dialogues on Progress Towards Building a Competent, Responsive, and Equitably Distributed Health Workforce for Universal Health Coverage

Ethiopia Dialogues on Progress Towards Building a Competent, Responsive, and Equitably Distributed Health Workforce for Universal Health Coverage

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 18 February 2026 – The Federal Ministry of…
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From vision to action: Zimbabwe launches its National Public Health Institute

Harare—Zimbabwe has taken a bold and historic step toward…
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Health as the foundation for development: Building Zambia’s health future together

Health as the foundation for development: Building Zambia’s health future together

Dr Lasuba’s courtesy call on Hon. Moses F. Moyo, Second Deputy…
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Tanzania accelerates reforms to ensure health for all without financial hardship

Tanzania accelerates reforms to ensure health for all without financial hardship

Dar es Salaam—Tanzania joins the world in marking Universal Health…
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Community midwives helping to lower maternal deaths in Central African Republic

Community midwives help to lower maternal deaths in Central African Republic

Bangui—The Central African Republic has one of the highest maternal…
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Universal Health Coverage: a must for Angola and the world

This opinion piece was first published in Jornal de Angola, a copy of…
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In session, the Malawi Health Labour Analysis.

Malawi advances efforts to finalize its Health Labour Market Analysis for Evidence-based Health Workforce Planning and Development

Achieving SGD3, Universal Health Coverage by 2030, and health…
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Building Resilient Communities: Zambia’s Drive to Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness at the Frontline through Pandemic Preparedness for Community Health Workers

Building Resilient Communities: Zambia’s Drive to Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness at the Frontline through Pandemic Preparedness for Community Health Workers

In today’s interconnected world, outbreaks can spread faster than…
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