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PEN-PLUS clinics launch

From distance to access: Liberia launches four advanced NCD clinics to drive the WHO PEN-Plus scale-up

Liberia faces a rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD), yet…
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Measles and rubella vaccination in Lubumbashi-DRC

Democratic Republic of the Congo launches drive to vaccinate 62 million children and adolescents against measles and rubella

Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo— The Democratic…
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Ghana Launches First National Quality of Care Report to Strengthen Health Outcomes and Advance UHC

Ghana has taken a major step forward on its journey toward Universal…
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Countries, experts agree on 10-year Africa health workforce agenda

Countries, experts agree on 10-year Africa health workforce agenda

Pretoria—African countries have reached consensus on the priority…
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Ghana Advances School Health Reform with Orientation on WHO Global Standards

Ghana is making significant progress toward strengthening its school…
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Countries, experts agree on 10-year Africa health workforce agenda

Countries, experts agree on 10-year Africa health workforce agenda

Pretoria—African countries have reached consensus on the priority…
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Media Empowered to Tell Ghana’s Quality of Care Story

The media holds immense power to shape public opinion and influence…
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WHO Africa endorses roadmap for safeguarding communities in health emergency operations

WHO Africa endorses roadmap for safeguarding communities in health emergency operations

Pretoria—The World Health Organization (WHO) in the African region,…
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Dr Bassoum: A Fight to Preserve the Effectiveness of Antibiotics in Africa

Dr Oumar Bassoum: A fight to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics in Africa

Dakar – As antimicrobial resistance (AMR) silently threatens global…
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Jovita Atuheire a health worker at Maziba Health Center IV interacting with a patient

Ministry of Health, WHO, and World Diabetes Foundation unite to strengthen diabetes and hypertension prevention and care in Uganda

At Maziba Health Centre IV in Kabale district, a clinical officer…
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