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African island nations agree on consolidated medicines procurement

African island nations agree on consolidated medicines procurement

Praia, 4 December 2019 – Five small African island…
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Ajasi Bamusi

Nearly 23 million voluntary male medical circumcisions in Africa’s HIV prevention drive

Kigali, 4 December 2019 – When Malawian community mobilizer Ajasi…
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Multi-Sectoral Workshop for IHR State Party Self-assessment Annual Reporting (SPAR) 2019, JEE Self-assessment Score card 2019 and Development of 2020 NAPHS Operational Planning and monitoring.

Sierra Leone concludes mandatory International Health Regulation annual reporting for 2019

Sierra Leone has completed its 2019 self-evaluation to determine the…
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West and Central Africa Expands Access to HIV Treatment, But Falls Short of Targets

West and Central Africa Expands Access to HIV Treatment, But Falls Short of Targets

Kigali, 3 December 2019 – West and Central Africa has made…
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Group photo of Technical Working Group and WHO Experts who facilitated the introduction of PEN in Seychelles

Seychelles adopts the World Health Organisation’s Package of Essential Non-communicable diseases interventions

Seychelles, 2nd December 2019 - Seychelles is strengthening its…
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African First Ladies laud progress against HIV, urge more efforts

African First Ladies laud progress against HIV, urge more efforts

Kigali, 2 December 2019 – Six African First Ladies today renewed…
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Group photo of Technical Working Group and WHO Experts who facilitated the introduction of PEN in Seychelles

Seychelles adopts the World Health Organisation’s Package of Essential Non-communicable diseases interventions

Seychelles, 2nd December 2019 - Seychelles is strengthening its…
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Honorable Minister of Health - Mrs Amina Nurhussien and a section of the participants

Eritrea Observed World AIDS Day 2019

World AIDS Day 2019 was observed in Eritrea on 30 November 2019 under…
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Trachoma causes blindness in poor rural communities.

Establishing the spreading of trachoma in rural Namibia

Trachoma, an infectious eye disease caused by bacterium Chlamydia…
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Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula with Development Partners at the launch of the new ARV guidelines

Namibia strives to provide high quality care for persons living with HIV

The Ministry of Health and Social Services launched the revised…
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