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Aluak Bol holding her daughter Apen Magot Mabeny

Saving children from severe acute malnutrition in South Sudan’s Greater Lakes region

Aluak Bol arrived at the health facility anxious about the health of…
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Kenya takes vital step against cervical cancer and introduces HPV vaccine into routine immunization

Kenya takes vital step against cervical cancer and introduces HPV vaccine into routine immunization

Mombasa, 18 October 2019 – With President Uhuru Kenyatta leading the…
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Kenya takes vital step against cervical cancer and introduces HPV vaccine into routine immunization

Kenya takes vital step against cervical cancer and introduces HPV vaccine into routine immunization

Mombasa, 18 October 2019 – With President Uhuru Kenyatta leading the…
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Hope restored in the Kingdom of Eswatini as tuberculosis incidence reduced by more than half

Hope restored in the Kingdom of Eswatini as tuberculosis incidence reduced by more than half

Twana Bhembe witnessed the devastating effects of tuberculosis (TB)…
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More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against measles, rubella and polio in mass campaign

More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against measles, rubella and polio in mass campaign

Kampala, 15 October 2019 – Uganda is set to immunize more than 18…
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Vaccination

More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against Measles, Rubella and Polio in Mass Campaign

Kampala, 15 October 2019 – Uganda is set to immunize more than 18…
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Defeating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo motivates a community to confront other diseases with handwashing

Defeating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo motivates a community to confront other diseases with handwashing

“These hands are our most important tools of work but can also be a…
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More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against measles, rubella and polio in mass campaign

More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against measles, rubella and polio in mass campaign

Kampala, 15 October 2019 – Uganda is set to immunize more than 18…
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Ms. Norwu Howard, Dep. Health Minister, Dr. Mesfin G. Zbelo, WHO Country Rep. a.i., Dr. William Maina, WHO AFRO Project Officer for Tobacco and other high-profile delegates at the Tobacco Taxation Policy and Health Financing Workshop in Monrovia

Liberia Hosts Multi Countries Workshop on Tobacco Taxation Policy and Sustainable Health Financing

Monrovia, 9th October 2019:  The World Health Organization Regional…
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Vaccination

More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against Measles, Rubella and Polio in Mass Campaign

Kampala, 15 October 2019 – Uganda is set to immunize more than 18…
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