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Nigeria launches large-scale vaccination campaign to protect 106 million children against measles, rubella and polio

Nigeria launches large-scale vaccination campaign to protect 106 million children against measles, rubella and polio

Abuja – Nigeria is rolling out one of the largest integrated…
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Fighting HIV in Burkina Faso: From Fear to Hope

Fighting HIV in Burkina Faso: From fear to hope

Ouagadougou ‒ “When I found out I was HIV-positive, I thought my life…
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Media Sensitised Ahead of HPV Vaccination Rollout in Ghana

In recent years, negative press and misinformation around vaccines…
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Response efforts slowing down Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak

Response efforts slowing down Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak

Brazzaville — The Ebola outbreak response efforts in the Democratic…
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After Action Review in Salima, Malawi

Malawi Strengthens Measles Response Through an After-Action Review

Malawi hosted a Measles-Rubella Vaccination After-Action Review (AAR…
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WHO supports Angola in strengthening the regulation of medicines and health technologies

Access to safe, effective, and quality medicines and health…
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WHO Donates Emergency Medical Supplies to Support Health Services in Conflict-Affected Savannah Region

The recent inter-ethnic conflict in Ghana’s Savannah Region left…
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Health Workers at the Forefront of Ghana’s HPV Vaccination Campaign

As Ghana prepares to introduce the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine…
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Nigeria intensifies surveillance to sustain progress toward polio eradication

Abuja, Nigeria is intensifying its efforts to end all forms of…
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Angola joins global call to put newborn and child safety at the heart of health systems

When she was just 9 years old, Rossana Francisco lost her mother, a…
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