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Justin Ndangamira, Emergency Unit Manager and Francoise Uwamariya, GBV Officer at Kibuye Hospital

Frontline health heroes embrace zero tolerance to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA)

Justin Ndangamira, Emergency Unit Manager and Francoise Uwamariya, GBV Officer at Kibuye Hospital
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Tanzania’s successful Marburg outbreak control helps bolster emergency preparedness

Tanzania’s successful Marburg outbreak control helps bolster emergency preparedness

Dar es Salam – “I remember hearing the news that I was infected with Marburg like it happened yesterday.

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Vincent Habiryayo, a nutritionist in Ngororero

Battling malnutrition in Rwanda: How a WHO software empowers nutritionists to improve children’s health in Ngororero and Rutsiro District

Nutritionist in Ngororero
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Farmer checking on his crop

Safeguarding health amid ongoing drought in Zambia

Lusaka - Zambia is grappling with a severe drought, declared a national disaster at the end of February.

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Hon. Dr Ester Muinjangue, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services

Namibia observes World No Tobacco Day in Oshikoto region

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) with support from World Health Organization (WHO) Namibia, commemorated the World No Tobacco Day on 31 May 2024 in Tsumeb, Osh

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Two Adults smoking in the presence of children.

Shun tobacco use – embrace healthier life choices

Abuja, 3 June, 2024 - Bassey Effiong, 42, started smoking as a teenager thinking “it was cool”. “I thought it showed you were in charge and independent.

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Lovemore explaining the distribution of cholera cases

Environmental Health Workers on the Frontlines of Zimbabwe's Cholera Outbreak

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Switching from tobacco yields benefits for farmers in Malawi

Switching from tobacco yields benefits for farmers in Malawi

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