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Combined HIV-TB testing, care curbing infection and morality in Niger

Combined HIV-TB testing, care curbing infection and mortality in Niger

Niamey – “Six months ago I went for check-up …  I thought it was…
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Attendees at the World TB Day celebrations at Farato Health Centre

Public Health Leaders Unite in The Gambia to Mark World TB Day

Farato, The Gambia - Public health leaders from across The Gambia…
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Intensifying new initiatives for TB case-finding in Nigeria

Intensifying new initiatives for TB case-finding in Nigeria

Abuja ‒ Around a year ago, Mallam Mainasara Mohammad, a resident of…
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Rate of TB diagnosis, treatment in Africa increasing

Rate of TB diagnosis, treatment in Africa increasing

Brazzaville – About 70% of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the African…
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A WHO expert conducting an education session for a vector control team.

WHO supports Mauritius as it grapples with first dengue outbreak

Dengue fever is having a moment. According to WHO data, cases…
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A WHO expert conducting an education session for a vector control team.

WHO supports Mauritius as it grapples with first dengue outbreak

Dengue fever is having a moment. According to WHO data, cases…
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A WHO expert conducting an education session for a vector control team.

WHO supports Mauritius as it grapples with first dengue outbreak

Dengue fever is having a moment. According to WHO data, cases…
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Tanzania prioritizes delivery of oral health services at primary care level

Tanzania prioritizes delivery of oral health services at primary care level

Dar es Salaam ‒ One evening after work, 31-year-old Calvin Andrea…
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WHO Emergency Manager (Interim), Dr Kumshida Balami and her team met with the Yobe State Honourable Commissioner of Health, Dr Muhammad Lawan Gana ©Kingsley Igwebuike/WHO

WHO Combats Cerebrospinal Meningitis Outbreak in Yobe State, Nigeria

Yobe, 20 March 2024 - In the wake of a concerning Cerebrospinal…
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Life-saving yellow fever vaccine approved for introduction into Ethiopia’s routine immunization programme

Life-saving yellow fever vaccine approved for introduction into Ethiopia’s routine immunization programme

Addis Ababa, 2024: Ethiopia has approved the inclusion of yellow…
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