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A woman holding a bottle of their prescription pills for HIV

Multi-month dispensing of ARVs in Rwanda: How WHO recommendations bring relief to people living with HIV

Esther Uwababyeyi’s journey with HIV began at a young age. "Since the age of three, I've been on HIV treatment due to mother-to-child transmission," she says.

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A MEDSAR student checking a woman's blood pressure at the Nyabahinga Market

WHO joins forces with medical students to improve health and well-being of adolescents and communities

It is a bustling morning at the Nyabahinga market, in Burera District in Rwanda.

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Figure 1WHO delegates led by the country rep, Dr Mulombo and the health Commissioner at the Bakasi IDP camp in Maiduguri, Borno state.

WHO pledges support to flood-displaced persons in Borno State as health facilities  affected.

Maiduguri, 14 September, 2024 –Following severe flash floods that displaced thousands and caused significant damage across multiple communities in Maiduguri, th

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WHO donates emergency response vehicles to strengthen Sierra Leone’s public health preparedness

 

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WHO expands field response capacity to curb mpox in Democratic Republic of the Congo 

WHO expands field response capacity to curb mpox in Democratic Republic of the Congo 

More than 300 World Health Organization (WHO) disease surveillance and outbreak response experts supporting the polio eradication efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been integrated into mpox outbreak control efforts as WHO scales up support to the country to effectively address the ongoing public health emergency. 
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WHO, AfDB, Japan, UNCERF and USAID donate $1.8 million lifeline targeting cholera and long-term health goals

Harare – In a significant boost to Zimbabwe's healthcare infrastruc

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Dr. Zabulon Yoti of WHO, Vice Governor of Malanje and Reitor of rainha Njinga A Mbande University after MoU signing

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the World Health Organization in Angola and the University of Rainha Njinga A Mbande in Malanje

On Thursday, 11 September 2024, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the University of Rainha Njinga

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WHO and Province of Malanje

WHO Strengthens Collaboration in Malanje Province: Renewed Partnerships to Promote Health

In a bid to enhance cooperation and strengthen health systems at the provincial level, the World Health Organization (WHO) team, led by the WHO Representative

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