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From left: Faridun Nazriev (External Relations Officer), Stéphanie Seydoux (Director-General’s Envoy for Multilateral Affairs), Shenaaz EL-Halabi, (WHO South Africa Country Representative) and Jose Sambo (Protocol Officer) at the meeting in Johannesburg.

WHO participates in the first G20 foreign ministers’ meeting

Johannesburg - WHO participated in the First G20 Foreign Ministers’…
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HIV testing lab

WHO visits HIV testing centre lab: A step into cutting-edge technology

There is nothing as intriguing as getting firsthand information and…
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Community engagement in the fight against cholera in Angola: Mr Celestino Mbambali – “The Lifesaver”

For more than twenty-five years of volunteering in his community, 55-…
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Scaling up mpox outbreak response in Sierra Leone

Scaling up mpox outbreak response in Sierra Leone

Freetown ‒ Sierra Leone is deploying a range of measures to control…
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From Diagnosis to Action – WHO’s Efforts to Strengthen Ghana’s Health Workforce Against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) continue to burden some of the…
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Uganda discharges all eight Ebola disease patients

Uganda discharges all eight Ebola disease patients

Kampala – Uganda today discharged eight patients who had been…
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Protecting the Central African Republic’s remote communities from polio

Protecting the Central African Republic’s remote communities from polio

Bangui – In the ongoing efforts to eradicate polio, the Central…
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WHO works with USAID and UNICEF to build Risk Communication & Community Engagement capacity for Botswana

A total of 92 Health Promotion professionals from 27 districts and…
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Mauritania progressing towards zero leprosy cases

Mauritania progressing towards zero leprosy cases

Nouakchott – Mauritania has witnessed a significant decline in…
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Looking on Minister of Sport & Arts, Jacob Kelebeng and WHO Botswana OIC, Dr. Juliet Bataringaya

World Cancer Day Sparks Urgent Call to Action

Data from the Botswana STEP Survey of 2014 reveals a concerning…
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