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Health Ministers Launch Landmark Polio Campaign to Protect 83 million Children in Lake Chad Basin

Health Ministers Launch Landmark Polio Campaign to Protect 83 million Children in Lake Chad Basin

N’Djamena – In a renewed effort to eradicate circulating polio…
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How quality care is transforming maternal health in Uganda

How quality care is transforming maternal health in Uganda

For years, childbirth for many women in Uganda meant facing it alone…
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Ethiopia Reignites its Big Catch-up Program: Close to 1Million Zero Dose Children Vaccinated

Ethiopia reignites its big catch-up program: close to 1million zero dose children vaccinated

Ethiopia has made notable progress in its efforts to reduce the…
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New WHO report highlights progress in the fight against severe chronic diseases

New WHO report highlights progress in the fight against severe chronic diseases

Brazzaville – Twenty African countries have increased access to…
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Congo : sensibiliser efficacement la communauté pour se protéger de la mpox

Congo: Effectively raising community awareness to protect against mpox

Brazzaville – The Republic of the Congo is one of 15 countries in the…
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World Health Day 2025: Kajiado, Kenya

World Health Day 2025: Putting Mothers and Newborns First in Kajiado, Kenya

On April 7, 2025, WHO Kenya joined hands with the Ministry of Health…
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Reducing measles outbreak risk in 38 drought-affected districts in Ethiopia

Reducing measles outbreak risk in 38 drought-affected districts in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia’s drought-affected districts, measles outbreaks pose a…
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Angola takes measures to improve access to safe water and curb cholera

Angola takes measures to improve access to safe water and curb cholera

Luanda ‒ Manuel Domingos, community leader of the Mussenga…
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Ethiopia reaches 15.3 million children with novel oral polio vaccine, surpassing target

Ethiopia reaches 15.3 million children with novel oral polio vaccine, surpassing target

For Meseret Gelaw, a mother in Furustale village of Jimma town in…
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Health Parade during World Health Day Commemoration

Liberia marks World Health Day with a renewed commitment to maternal and newborn health

Every year, Liberia joins the rest of the world on April 7th to…
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