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Traditional leader at health promotion activity in Angola

From crisis to collaboration: Reducing meningitis mortality in Huambo province, Angola

Huambo, Angola—It’s early morning, but Soba Arão Moma, a…
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Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA)

Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA)

The government of Ethiopia’s most recent assessment of food…
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World Health Day Commemoration 2024

Uganda engages communities in physical and mental health activities as part of the World Health Day Commemoration

The Ugandan Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO),…
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World Health Day Commemoration 2024

Uganda engages communities in physical and mental health activities as part of the World Health Day Commemoration

The Ugandan Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO),…
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World Health Day Commemoration 2024

Uganda engages communities in physical and mental health activities as part of the World Health Day Commemoration

The Ugandan Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO),…
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Dr. Jane Maina (center) with the Honorable Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmadou L. Samateh (right)

Dr. Jane Maina Assumes Role as WHO Interim Country Representative in The Gambia

Banjul, The Gambia - In a significant stride towards bolstering…
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Dr Mary Brantuo, WHO Namibia Officer-in-Charge. Hon Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, Minister of Health and Social Services and H.E. Hisao Nishimaki, the Ambassador of the Government of Japan to Namibia

Japan’s contribution to enhance Namibia’s food security and nutrition with new funding

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and…
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Dr Mary Brantuo, WHO Namibia Officer-in-Charge. Hon Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, Minister of Health and Social Services and H.E. Hisao Nishimaki, the Ambassador of the Government of Japan to Namibia

Japan’s contribution to enhance Namibia’s food security and nutrition with new funding

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and…
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Participants at the Liberia's Joint Risk Assessment of Three Prioritized Zoonotic Diseases.

Addressing Health Emergencies Using the One Health Approach: Insights from Liberia's Joint Risk Assessment of Three Prioritized Zoonotic Diseases.

Monrovia, April 12, Using a One Health approach, the Ministry of…
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WHO Officer-in-Charge, Dr Mary Brantuo

Ending Tuberculosis (TB) a priority for Namibia

Namibia commemorated the World TB Day on 11 April in Luderitz under…
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