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Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations Honorable Thuli Dhladhla receiving a letter of credence from the WHO Representative to Eswatini Dr Susan Tembo

Dr Susan Tembo presents her credentials to Eswatini

The Eswatini World Health Organization (WHO) Representative Dr Susan Tembo presented her credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations Honorable Thu

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Dr Owen Kaluwa giving his remarks in Richards Bay at a Cholera Preparedness Training

WHO Representative Dr. Owen Kaluwa Applauds Frontline Heroes at Cholera Preparedness Training in Richards Bay

Richards Bay, South Africa, 03 August 2023 – Dr.

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WHO WRai giving a gift to UPRA's Dean after the signature

WHO and the Private University of Angola sign MoU to strengthen public health research

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WHO and KOICA handed over medical equipment to improve service delivery in the Busoga sub-region of Uganda

WHO and KOICA handed over medical equipment to improve service delivery in the Busoga sub-region of Uganda

The Ugandan Ministry of Health today received from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) a package of medical equipment designed to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) service delivery in five districts of the Busoga sub-region.
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Simulation exercise with WHO personnel giving an explanation at a Cholera preparedness/readiness and response training in Durban

Strengthening Cholera Preparedness/Readiness and Response in South Africa through Training

August 1, 2023- The recent outbreak of Cholera in South Africa was met with a strong response from Government and its partners to bring the situation under control.

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Mauritius is first in Africa to adopt WHO full-scale tobacco control measures

Mauritius has become the first African country to fully implement the entire World Health Organization’s (WHO) package of tobacco control measures aimed at reducing tobacco use and reducing related deaths.
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Uganda elevates health for all with free hepatitis testing, treatment and vaccines

Uganda elevates health for all with free hepatitis testing, treatment and vaccines

It was only during a routine medical examination for a job opportunity abroad that Emmanuel Lutamaguzi, 28, founder of the Hepatitis Aid Organization in Uganda, discovered he was infected with Hepatitis B. His wife and baby boy both tested negative and received a vaccine to prevent them from contracting the disease.
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Zambia prioritizes zoonotic diseases

Zambia prioritizes zoonotic diseases

In a step to enhance public health preparedness and protecting the population from emerging zoonotic diseases, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collabor

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