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Awareness Raising on Tobacco smoke in Uganda

Uganda steps up efforts to protect the public from secondhand tobacco smoke

David Komaketch is a 37-year-old man who lives in Mbale, Uganda. A…
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Child receiving polio vaccine

Zimbabwe launches Nationwide Polio Vaccination Campaign

Harare – The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC), in…
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Preventive Ebola vaccination safeguards health workers in Democratic Republic of the Congo 

Preventive Ebola vaccination safeguards health workers in Democratic Republic of the Congo 

Kinshasa – “Getting the Ebola vaccine has given me a deep sense of…
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Preventive Ebola vaccination safeguards health workers in Democratic Republic of the Congo 

Preventive Ebola vaccination safeguards health workers in Democratic Republic of the Congo 

Kinshasa – “Getting the Ebola vaccine has given me a deep sense of…
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WHO Africa, UNICEF and Partners poised to advance implementation of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in countries

WHO Africa, UNICEF and Partners poised to advance implementation of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in countries

Nairobi - In a concerted effort to strengthen maternal and child…
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WHO Africa, UNICEF and Partners poised to advance implementation of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in countries

WHO Africa, UNICEF and Partners poised to advance implementation of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in countries

Nairobi - In a concerted effort to strengthen maternal and child…
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WHO sets up 17 Standard Cholera Treatment Centers in Ethiopia to Combat Cholera Outbreak

WHO sets up 17 Standard Cholera Treatment Centers in Ethiopia to Combat Cholera Outbreak

Since the first reported cholera outbreak in Ethiopia on August 26,…
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Fostering community readiness to respond to public health emergencies in Ghana

Fostering community readiness to respond to public health emergencies in Ghana

Accra, Ghana - The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of…
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Promoting Healthcare through Faith-based Organizations

Promoting Healthcare through Faith-based Organizations

Twifo-Hemang-Lower-Denkyira District, Ghana - Community engagement…
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Nearly 10 000 children vaccinated as malaria vaccine rollout in Africa expands

Nearly 10 000 children vaccinated as malaria vaccine rollout in Africa expands

Brazzaville – Nearly 10 000 children in Burkina Faso and Cameroon…
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