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Protecting Communities and Containing Cholera: Results and Lessons from a CERF Funded Response in Amhara Region

Protecting communities and containing cholera: results and lessons from a CERF funded response in Amhara Region

Ethiopia’s Amhara Region face public health challenges driven by…
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From villages to markets: Burkina Faso leads the way in cervical cancer elimination

From villages to markets: Burkina Faso leads the way in cervical cancer elimination

Ouagadougou ‒ “When I heard the town crier announce that health…
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Dr Helga Freitas

Angola marks World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day with structural advances in the national response

On Thursday, January 30, Angola marked World Neglected Tropical…
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Moderated discussion during the workshop

Turning Plans into Protection: Improving Capacity for Better Leprosy Case Management and Mass Drug Administration in Limpopo Province of South Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Office for South Africa…
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Graduates celebrate completion of the training

Strengthening Public Health Security at South Africa’s Borders: First Frontline FETP Cohort Graduates

The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the…
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Moderated discussion during the workshop

Turning Plans into Protection: Improving Capacity for Better Leprosy Case Management and Mass Drug Administration in Limpopo Province of South Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Office for South Africa…
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Graduates celebrate completion of the training

Strengthening Public Health Security at South Africa’s Borders: First Frontline FETP Cohort Graduates

The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the…
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NTD in Angola

Neglected Tropical Diseases: an urgent challenge for Angola's health and development

By: Dr. Nzuzi Katondi, WHO Neglected Tropical Diseases Officer in…
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NTD stakeholders from National, Provincial and Partners joining together for the national strategic plan for soil-transmitted helminth infections and schistosomiasis in South Africa.

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2026

Pretoria—World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day provides an…
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Fighting lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar: Lives transformed and hope restored

Fighting lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar: Lives transformed and hope restored

Antananarivo — Julien Ranjaivonirina, a 63‑year‑old farmer living in…
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