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Uber Driver Daniel

How a commercial driver is contributing to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

It's a wet Monday morning in Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti…
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WHO emergency teams learning and supporting in Malawi

WHO emergency teams learning and supporting in Malawi

With Malawi’s top-level leadership fully committed to addressing…
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An eligible child being administered with Seasonal Malaria drug. Photo_credit_Kingsley_WHO

WHO supports Adamawa and Yobe States to administer Malaria drugs to over 1.9 million children 

Yola, 1 November, 2021 - Maimuna Abdulraham a caregiver and four…
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Sierra Leone declares measles outbreaks

Ministry of Health and Sanitation declares confirmed measles outbreaks in Kambia District

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) today declared measles…
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UK Med critical care emergency medical team on mission in Mauritania

Ben Zaid Hospital welcomed on Monday, October 11, an emergency…
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Driving vaccine demand in Uganda’s hard-to-reach communities

Driving vaccine demand in Uganda’s hard-to-reach communities

Kampala – Drones, street preachers and district and community leaders…
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Mobile cash in polio response: three things to know

Mobile cash in polio response: three things to know

Brazzaville – In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional…
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Less than 10% of African countries to hit key COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Less than 10% of African countries to hit key COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Brazzaville - Just five African countries, less than 10% of…
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Less than 10% of African countries to hit key COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Less than 10% of African countries to hit key COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Brazzaville - Just five African countries, less than 10% of…
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Pursuing the endgame: novel polio vaccine rollout in Africa

Pursuing the endgame: novel polio vaccine rollout in Africa

Brazzaville – In November 2020, the novel Oral Polio Vaccine type 2 (…
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