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Launching of Mauritius-WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2023-2026 for scaling up universal health coverage

Port Louis. 19 January 2023.  The third World Health…
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Commemoration of UHC Day 2022 in Liberia

BUILDING RESILLIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS IS KEY TO DELIVERY OF AFFORDABLE AND ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL LIBERIANS—UHC DAY 2022.

12th December 2022, Monrovia: Liberia joined the global community…
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Participants of the UHC march at the the Sir Dawda Kairaba International Conference Center

The Gambia Joins Global Efforts on UHC Celebration Day

Banjul, The Gambia - In a joint venture between the Ministry of…
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Stakeholders urged to take action to improve the distribution of doctors in Ghana

Stakeholders urged to take action to improve the distribution of doctors in Ghana

Accra, Ghana—The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to…
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Africa’s top health forum opens to tackle major challenges

Africa’s top health forum opens to tackle major challenges

Lomé – The President of the Republic of Togo, H.E President Faure…
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Healthy life expectancy in Africa rises by almost ten years

Healthy life expectancy in Africa rises by almost ten years

Brazzaville – Healthy life expectancy in the African region has…
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Kenya: Forging a path to universal healthcare

Forging a path to universal healthcare

In 2018, 60-year-old James Kimeu Mulei suffered a badly broken ankle…
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Group work session

WHO and MoHS conclude quarterly review of 2022-2023 workplan, and discuss priorities for new Country Cooperation Strategy

The World Health Organization Country Office in Sierra Leone and the…
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WHO supports Nigeria in operationalizing the National Health Insurance Authority Act 2022. 

Abuja, 1 August, 2022 - The World Health Organization Country…
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Participants of the policy workshop in Cape Town, South Africa.

Strengthening Health Systems Resilience Towards Universal Health Coverage in South Africa

The World Health Organization Country Office for South Africa, in…
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