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Public Health Operation Centre steering committee in KwaZulu-Natal, 2-3 November 2023

South Africa Advances Public Health Preparedness: Launching PHEOCs to Strengthen Emergency Response"

The South African National Department of Health (NDOH), in…
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Sustaining COVID-19 vaccine and routine immunization uptake in Ghana

Sustaining COVID-19 vaccine and routine immunization uptake in Ghana

When COVID-19 vaccination was introduced in Ghana, Gershon Kwame Osei…
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Africa’s polio certification commission calls for increased action in 2024 to rebuild immunity and end polio

Africa’s polio certification commission calls for increased action in 2024 to rebuild immunity and end polio

Maputo – The Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio…
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WHO South Africa Staff facilitating group working during the micro plan development session. This session involved prioritization of subdistricts based on access and utilization data

WHO supports efforts to Combat Zero Dose Children in the Eastern Cape Province

To reduce the increasing number of zero dose children in the Eastern…
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WHO South Africa Staff facilitating group working during the micro plan development session. This session involved prioritization of subdistricts based on access and utilization data

WHO supports efforts to Combat Zero Dose Children in the Eastern Cape Province

To reduce the increasing number of zero dose children in the Eastern…
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Participants of the WHO External Evaluation Exercise

The Second Joint External Evaluation Exercise Applauds Uganda for Having one of the Best Emergency Preparedness and Response Systems in Africa

Uganda has one of the best emergency preparedness and response…
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Minister of Health Dr. Edwin Dikoloti, WHO Country Representative Josephine Namboze, Director of Health Laboratory Services Mr. Mpaphi Blasis Mbulawa and Director of Clinical Support Services Dr. Changi Baikai officially launched the National Laboratory Strategic Plan in Palapye.

Promoting Excellence in Healthcare: Botswana launches National Laboratory Strategic Plan

The Ministry of Health, WHO, and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
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WHO AFRO meeting Ahead of Two Global Tobacco Conferences

WHO African countries convene ahead of the 10th Conference of Parties to the WHO FCTC and 3rd Meeting of Parties to the Protocol to secure regional consensus on key decisions at the tobacco control conferences

Entebbe, 24th – 27th October 2023 - The World Health Organization (…
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Minister of Health Dr. Edwin Dikoloti, WHO Country Representative Josephine Namboze, Director of Health Laboratory Services Mr. Mpaphi Blasis Mbulawa and Director of Clinical Support Services Dr. Changi Baikai officially launched the National Laboratory Strategic Plan in Palapye.

Promoting Excellence in Healthcare: Botswana launches National Laboratory Strategic Plan

The Ministry of Health, WHO, and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
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WHO partners with UNIC to host the 2023 Model UN in honor of it 75th Anniversary.

High school learners gear up to discuss pressing public health matters

Eighty learners from high schools in Windhoek and Osire are preparing…
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