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Defeating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mbandaka – Jeudi Mputu felt unwell. He went for a check-up at an…

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 17 November 2020

17 November 2020 — Sixteen (16) new COVID-19 cases were identified…

How chats on private parts and cervical cancer are helping to defeat the disease in Africa

How chats on private parts and cervical cancer are helping to defeat the disease in Africa

Playing on radios across Zambia this month is an upbeat piano snippet…

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 15 November 2020

November 2020 — Sixty-one (61) new COVID-19 cases were identified…

Commemorating the World Diabetes Day 2020 in Mauritius: A sketch on "All you need to know on Diabetes" by Nurses

Paying tribute to nurses for making a difference in the prevention and control of diabetes

The contribution of the nurses in the prevention and control of…

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 16 November 2020

16 November 2020 — Thirty-six (36) new COVID-19 cases were identified…

WHO Country Rep. Dr Mulombo administers anti-malaria drug to an eligible child at Elmiskin IDPs camp in Maiduguri, Borno state during the flag-off of 4th Cycle of SMC_Photo_WHO_CEOnuekwe.jpg

WHO urges Borno to target zero malaria cases

Maiduguri, 16 November, 2020 - The World Health Organization (WHO)…

Chikurubi Maximum prison females receive free breast cancer screening services

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Chikurubi, Zimbabwe -…

South Africa

South Africa: National Department of Health, WHO and partners disseminated new Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights guidelines to National and Provincial stakeholders

In late 2019 and early 2020, the National Department of Health (NDOH…

1A nurse performing checks on a diabetic patient in Abuja

Stakeholders advocate for advancement of nursing in diabetes care

Abuja, 16 November, 2020 - “I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes…