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Malawi expands access to the malaria vaccine

Lilongwe, Malawi. The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates…
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Malawi launches oral cholera vaccination campaign to contain cholera

Lilongwe - Malawi today kicked off oral cholera vaccination reactive…
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Malawi launches oral cholera vaccination campaign to contain cholera

Lilongwe - Malawi today kicked off oral cholera vaccination reactive…
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Working with communities to curb cholera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Working with communities to curb cholera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa – More than 14 African countries have reported cholera cases…
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Ensuring a policy framework for healthy ageing in Namibia

The Ministry of Health and Social Services with support from WHO held…
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Rapid response teams bolster Uganda’s Ebola fight

Rapid response teams bolster Uganda’s Ebola fight

Mubende – First meeting at 8:00am, last one at 7:00pm. In…
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Ethiopian Emergency Medical teams' first deployment provides support to drought-affected areas

Ethiopian Emergency Medical Teams' first deployment provides support to drought-affected areas

The first cohort of WHO-trained emergency medical teams (EMT)…
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WHO convenes Africa regional policy dialogue on investment and protection of health workforce

WHO convenes Africa regional policy dialogue on investment and protection of health workforce

Participants from 26 African countries and regional bodies took…
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Ensuring a policy framework for healthy ageing in Namibia

The Ministry of Health and Social Services with support from WHO held…
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Bringing care closer to eliminate cervical cancer

Bringing care closer to eliminate cervical cancer

Conakry – For several years many women across Guinea lacked access to…
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