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Facility consultation for the review of the Standard Treatment Guildelines Essential Medicines List

Revitalizing Healthcare: Liberia updates its National Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List to enhance quality health service delivery

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Aubrey Timoti and his family

WHO community sensitisation in Malawi’s Southern Region halts cholera outbreak

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WHO requires US$ 145 million to respond to health emergency in Sudan and neighbouring countries

WHO requires US$ 145 million to respond to health emergency in Sudan and neighbouring countries

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a new funding appeal requesting US$ 145 million to meet the increasing health needs of people affected by violence in Sudan and to assist those who have fled to neighbouring countries. 
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Malaria response following 2022 floods,

Malaria deaths fall, but vector resistance to insecticides a worrying trend

Ethiopia’s malaria response, already disrupted by the impacts of COVID-19, is grappling with the multi-faceted challenges of an ongoing uptick in new cases, complicated by vecto

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Blood donors donate blood at the World Blood Donor Day commemoration in Serowe

Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often in Botswana and anywhere else!

The need for blood transfusions is constant, with thousands of people in Botswana relying on donated blood for various medical conditions, surgeries,

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Blood donors

The blood lines: How blood donors are saving lives in Ghana

In Ghana, 179 765 blood donations were collected in 2022, with 45 463 being voluntary donations.
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A volunteer donating blood during the World Blood Donor Day event at the Bwiam General Hospital

WHO and Partners Commemorate World Blood Donor Day Celebrated at Bwiam General Hospital

Bwiam, The Gambia - In a poignant ceremony held at Bwiam General Hospital, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Nat

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Nana Serwaa Brakatuo speaking at a blood donor recognition event

Low donor numbers hamper Africa’s national blood services

A terrible car accident in late 2022 in Ghana’s southern Akuse town left Nana Serwaa Brakatuo in a critical condition. With a ruptured liver and blood clots in the lungs, doctors said her chances of survival were bleak, without timely and sufficient blood transfusion needed for her surgery. But thanks to blood donations from anonymous donors, family and friends, doctors were able to save her life.
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