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Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

Bujumbura – Burundi’s health authorities today launched the country’s…
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Smoking ban delivers fresh air to Burkina Faso cinemas

Smoking ban delivers fresh air to Burkina Faso cinemas

Ouagadougou – Pierre Ouedraogo, who has worked at the Neerwaya cinema…
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Dr Theo Ntenegi WHO Botswana Case Management Officer presenting an award of completion to a Basic Emergency Care graduate following the Greater Gaborone district training in May 2023

Skilled basic emergency care providers to save lives in Botswana

In continued support to improve Botswana’s emergency preparedness and…
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A Health worker hands over a child immunization card to a mother

Routine Yellow Fever Vaccination for Children taking shape in Uganda

Two hundred kilometers from Uganda’s capital Kampala lies Bukakata…
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Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea ends

Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea ends

Brazzaville/Malabo – The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in…
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A Health worker hands over a child immunization card to a mother

Routine Yellow Fever Vaccination for Children taking shape in Uganda

Two hundred kilometers from Uganda’s capital Kampala lies Bukakata…
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Dr Theo Ntenegi WHO Botswana Case Management Officer presenting an award of completion to a Basic Emergency Care graduate following the Greater Gaborone district training in May 2023

Skilled basic emergency care providers to save lives in Botswana

In continued support to improve Botswana’s emergency preparedness and…
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A Health worker hands over a child immunization card to a mother

Routine Yellow Fever Vaccination for Children taking shape in Uganda

Two hundred kilometers from Uganda’s capital Kampala lies Bukakata…
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Dr. Jean-Marie Dangou, WHO Zimbabwe's representative (left), and Dr Abdelrahim Khalid, the GEPI Coordinator for Zimbabwe (middle) and Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale, the UNICEF Zimbabwe Representative

UNICEF and WHO Representatives Visit Henderson Clinic to Ensure Quality of Polio Vaccination Campaign in Zimbabwe

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Mazowe, Zimbabwe – On 25 May 2023, high-level…
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Say No to eCigarettes

E-cigarettes ban, a critical tool in Uganda’s battle against tobacco use

In the face of consistent opposition from the tobacco industry,…
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