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Investment in child health, a critical factor to the health for all agenda

Dar es Salaam - Healthy children are more likely to grow up to be healthy adults who can effectively contribute to their com

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WHO supports development of tools to enhance responders’ capacities for risk communication and community engagement

Dar es Salaam- Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) forms an integral pillar of public hea

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WHO Emergency Manager (Interim), Dr Kumshida Balami and her team met with the Yobe State Honourable Commissioner of Health, Dr Muhammad Lawan Gana ©Kingsley Igwebuike/WHO

WHO Combats Cerebrospinal Meningitis Outbreak in Yobe State, Nigeria

Yobe, 20 March 2024 - In the wake of a concerning Cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) outbreak in Yobe State, Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) has swiftl

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Tanzania prioritizes delivery of oral health services at primary care level

Tanzania prioritizes delivery of oral health services at primary care level

Dar es Salaam ‒ One evening after work, 31-year-old Calvin Andrea went to the nearby Tumbi clinic in Kibaha Region, Tanzania, as he could not endure the severe

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WR, Dr Ancia, and the Minister of Health, Dr Jagatpal, after signing the new Biennial Workplan 2024-2025

WHO Mauritius launches health priorities for next two years

WHO Mauritius  launched its new Biennial Workplan 2024-2025 with the Ministry of Health and

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Life-saving yellow fever vaccine approved for introduction into Ethiopia’s routine immunization programme

Life-saving yellow fever vaccine approved for introduction into Ethiopia’s routine immunization programme

Ethiopia reaches a landmark decision in its plan to eliminate yellow fever epidemics.
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Group photo of the WHO South Africa Country Office team, PATH team, and other UN agencies in preparation for the policy advocacy and media training.

WHO South Africa Empowers Staff with Policy Advocacy and Media Training

The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in South Africa held a landmark series of training sessions aimed at bolste

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Liberia rewriting cervical cancer narrative, one dose at a time

Liberia rewriting cervical cancer narrative, one dose at a time

Monrovia – Protecting her 13-year-old daughter, Jamsetta Kumeh, from human papillomavirus (HPV) overrode Buludi Martin’s reservations about the vaccine that pre

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