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NTD stakeholders from National, Provincial and Partners joining together for the national strategic plan for soil-transmitted helminth infections and schistosomiasis in South Africa.

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2026

Pretoria—World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day provides an…
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Fighting lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar: Lives transformed and hope restored

Fighting lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar: Lives transformed and hope restored

Antananarivo — Julien Ranjaivonirina, a 63‑year‑old farmer living in…
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Nigeria accelerates measles–rubella elimination with second phase campaign in the South

Nigeria accelerates measles–rubella elimination with second phase campaign in the South

Nigeria is conducting the second phase of its vaccination campaign to…
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Nigeria accelerates measles–rubella elimination with second phase campaign in the South

Nigeria accelerates measles–rubella elimination with second phase campaign in the South

Nigeria is conducting the second phase of its vaccination campaign to…
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Over 24 million Children Reached with the Recent Integrated nOPV2 Campaign

Over 26 million Children Reached with the Recent Integrated polio vaccination campaign

The fourth-round national polio vaccination campaign with type two…
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Ethiopia declares end of first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak

Ethiopia declares end of first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak

Addis Ababa—The Government of Ethiopia has officially declared the…
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Early detection a game-changer in the fight against leprosy in Madagascar

Early detection a game-changer in the fight against leprosy in Madagascar

Ambatoboeny—In Madagascar, leprosy remains a major public health…
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Early detection a game-changer in the fight against leprosy in Madagascar

Early detection a game-changer in the fight against leprosy in Madagascar

Ambatoboeny—In Madagascar, leprosy remains a major public health…
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Around 1.3 million people affected by severe flooding in Southern Africa

Around 1.3 million people affected by severe flooding in Southern Africa

Brazzaville—Intense rainfall and severe flooding since mid-December…
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Tillen Oduwo from WHO surveys a dried out river in Tula, Tana River County.

Drought leaves over two million vulnerable to health and nutrition crises in Kenya

Nairobi—Over two million people across Kenya are facing worsening…
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