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Health Minister, Dr. Jallah vaccinating first child during the TCV launch in Monrovia

Liberia becomes the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to introduce Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV): Over 1 million children to be reached

Monrovia, 6th April 2021: The Ministry of Health and partners on 6th…
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WHO Rep. Desta Tiruneh, giving the keynote address

Government and Stakeholder Take Stock of The Gambia’s COVID-19 Response

The Ministry of Health (MoH) and its stakeholders are conducted a…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 07 April 2021

07 April 2021 — One hundred, and seventy-night (179) new COVID-19…
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Less than 2% of world’s COVID-19 vaccines administered in Africa

Less than 2% of world’s COVID-19 vaccines administered in Africa

Brazzaville – Less than 2% of the 690 million COVID-19 vaccine…
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COVID-19 vaccination launching in Rwanda_ 03_03_2021

Rolling out COVID-19 vaccines in Rwanda

Kigali – Forty-eight hours after Rwanda received shipments of COVID-…
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Clara Magalasi, from rural Lilongwe, Malawi, walked 4 kilometers to ensure her daughter Grace, age 22 months, received her 4th and final dose of the malaria vaccine – the 4-dose regimen provides optimal malaria prevention benefits as a complementary malaria control tool.

The Malaria Vaccine Pilot Implementation Programme two years on in Malawi - Increasing equity to malaria prevention through vaccination 7 April 2021, World Health Day

Clara Magalasi, who lives in a rural village near Lilongwe, the…
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Clara Magalasi, from rural Lilongwe, Malawi, walked 4 kilometers to ensure her daughter Grace, age 22 months, received her 4th and final dose of the malaria vaccine – the 4-dose regimen provides optimal malaria prevention benefits as a complementary malaria control tool.

The Malaria Vaccine Pilot Implementation Programme two years on in Malawi - Increasing equity to malaria prevention through vaccination 7 April 2021, World Health Day

Clara Magalasi, who lives in a rural village near Lilongwe, the…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 06 April 2021

06 April 2021 — One hundred, and seventy-eight (178) new COVID-19…
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Ministry of Health and Child Care makes HIV and Family Planning services much more convenient

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe –   The Ministry of Health and Child…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 05 April 2021

05 April 2021 — Two hundred and two (202) new COVID-19 cases were…
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