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Cameroon making progress the fight against HIV

Cameroon making progress in the fight against HIV

Yaounde – Nicole, 28, from Bertoua in eastern Cameroon, will never forget that day in 2019 when her doctor at Batouri Catholic Hospital told her she was HIV-pos

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Health Workers from Omaheke Region attending a training on nutrition and the 1000 days campaign

The first 1,000 days of life: Campaign in Omaheke Region

WHO Namibia and the United Nations World Food

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HEALTH DEVELOPMENT IN THE SADC REGION: LESSONS FROM ANGOLA

This opinion was first

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WHO Country Rep. giving his opening remarks at the 13th Joint Operations Review Meeting. © Kingsley Igwebuike/WHO

FG, WHO agrees to reinforce health emergency programmes in the northeast after 13th end-term joint operational review 

Maiduguri – 4 December, 2023 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has restated its commitment to continually provide leadership and coordination to support the

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Tanzania integrates measles outbreak response with COVID-19 vaccination in Tanga region.

Dar es Salaam - Farida, 34, resident of Korowai DC, presented her 18 months old baby for vaccination.

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WHO and KOICA collaborate to reach targeted communities with health care services in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Tanzania, underto

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First Regional Rehabilitation Meeting for Africa: Advancing Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology in the Africa Region

First Regional Rehabilitation Meeting for Africa: Advancing Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology in the Africa Region

The first Regional Rehabilitation Meeting for Africa took place from November 21st to November 23rd, 2023 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Strengthening the fight against HIV in Ghana

Strengthening the fight against HIV in Ghana

Accra, Ghana ‒ Samuel Kofi*, 19, from Takoradi in Ghana’s western region discovered he was HIV positive in November 2022.

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