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Africa cuts HIV infections, deaths but key targets still elusive

Africa cuts HIV infections, deaths but key targets still elusive

Brazzaville – Africa has made significant progress against HIV over…
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Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health delivering keynote address at Special NCH in Abuja

Minister calls for strengthened health systems to weather the storm of new and future pandemics.

Abuja, 7 December, 2021 - Nigeria’s   Minister of Health, Dr Osagie…
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Minister of Health and Social Services, Hon. Dr. Shangula and WHO Representative, Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses joined by partners at the launch of the National eHealth Strategy.

Marrying Public Health with Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Imagine a woman in a remote setting needing to return to the nearest…
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Minister of Health and Social Services, Hon. Dr. Shangula and WHO Representative, Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses joined by partners at the launch of the National eHealth Strategy.

Marrying Public Health with Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Imagine a woman in a remote setting needing to return to the nearest…
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Botswana is first country with severe HIV epidemic to reach key milestone in the elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission

Botswana is first country with severe HIV epidemic to reach key milestone in the elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission

Brazzaville, Geneva, Nairobi – Botswana has become the first high-…
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Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise in southern Africa

Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise in southern Africa

Brazzaville – African countries are stepping up measures to detect…
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Marking World AIDS Day 2021 in Mauritius

World AIDS Day 2021: Confronting inequalities through concerted actions between the authorities, NGOs and civil society

Mauritius marked World AIDS Day 2021 on 01 December 2021 at the Yves…
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Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise in southern Africa

Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise in southern Africa

Brazzaville – African countries are stepping up measures to detect…
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The Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umaru Namadi presenting ITN to a beneficiary at the flag-off

Jigawa State distributes over three million treated nets to vulnerable populations

Dutse, 12 December, 2021 - The Jigawa State Government, as part of…
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WHO delivers 500 cylinders to EPHI as part of the donation of 3000 cylinders to support COVID-19 case management in Ethiopia

WHO donates 3,000 oxygen cylinders to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute to strengthen the capacity of COVID-19 treatment centres

01 December 2021, Addis Ababa – On 30 November 2021, the World Health…
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