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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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A mother of a child with zero-dose vaccination testifies the efforts to leave no one behind

A mother of a child with zero-dose vaccination testifies the efforts to leave no one behind

109,984 zero-dose children receiv

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Ethiopia trains 100 Rapid Responders to handle Public Health Emergencies

Ethiopia trains 100 Rapid Responders to handle Public Health Emergencies

 Hawassa: The World Health Organization, in partnership with the Ethiopian Ministry of Health, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), and Africa CDC

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RCCE Committees

Operationalizing Risk Communication and Community Engagement Committees for timely interventions against public health emergencies

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Health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng launches yellow fever immunisation

Uganda Launches National Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign  

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Zvanaka Sithole National Professional Officer-Family & Reproductive Health Linkages

WHO facilitates capacity building workshop on INSPIRE technical package in Zimbabwe

By Vivian Mugarisi

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Marburg is Over

Tanzania's Victory Over Marburg Virus: A Breath of Relief and a Path of Hope.

Kagera – The declaration of the end of the Marburg outbreak in Tanzania was received with a sigh of relief and ripples

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Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

Bujumbura – Burundi’s health authorities today launched the country’s first national polio vaccination campaign since 2011, targeting nearly 3 million children under seven years

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