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Beating the resistance: tuberculosis treatment switch in Zimbabwe

Beating the resistance: tuberculosis treatment switch in Zimbabwe

Harare – Nothando Moyo* contemplated giving up treatment for…
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A tuberculosis survivor at Redemption Hospital

ALL I NEEDED WAS LOVE, CARE, AND TREATMENT- MY JOURNEY AS A TUBERCULOSIS SURVIVOR

When Massah H. Sherrif tested positive for tuberculosis in June…
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Launch of tobacco-free farms in Kenya

Launch of tobacco-free farms in Kenya

Nairobi - Hundreds of farmers in Migori County, Kenya will break free…
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Expanding COVID-19 vaccination in Cote d'Ivoire

Expanding COVID-19 vaccination in Cote d'Ivoire

Abidjan – When Cote d’Ivoire set to drive up COVID-19 uptake, a three…
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Malawi launches the first round of vaccination campaign against wild poliovirus type 1

Malawi launches the first round of vaccination campaign against wild poliovirus type 1

Lilongwe, 21 March 2022– Malawi has launched the first round of…
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More than 80 million doses to be administered to southern African children targeted in mass polio vaccination drives

More than 80 million doses to be administered to southern African children targeted in mass polio vaccination drives

Brazzaville/Lilongwe – Malawi will on Sunday launch the first round…
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Dissemination of the tobacco surveys’ findings by the VISA NGO, the University of Mauritius and the World Health Organization

Dissemination of the tobacco surveys’ findings by the VISA NGO, the University of Mauritius and the World Health Organization

Port Louis. The findings of two tobacco surveys conducted to explore…
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More than 80 million doses to be administered to southern African children targeted in mass polio vaccination drives

More than 80 million doses to be administered to southern African children targeted in mass polio vaccination drives

Brazzaville/Lilongwe – Malawi will on Sunday launch the first round…
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Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake increases by 15%

Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake increases by 15%

Brazzaville – Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose by 15% between…
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Opening remarks by WHO South Africa Incident Manager during the COVID-19 vaccination IAR in Durban KwaZulu-Natal province

KwaZulu-Natal province reviews its COVID-19 vaccination programme to improve planning and actions

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal provincial Department of Health with…
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