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Comic strip magazine on smoking

Angola drives innovation in communicating tobacco control.

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Polio message placard

WHO calls for a high-quality supplementary vaccination campaign to boost polio immunity in under 15 children in Malawi

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Group picture of some participants at the 3rd WHO CCS review

WHO and partners set technical cooperation strategy to align with Nigeria's transformative health agenda 

Abuja, 12 July, 2023 - Aligning with the health transformative agenda of the government of Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing its 3rd gen

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Donor Partner Monitoring Field Trip Sparks Confidence

Donor Partner Monitoring Field Trip Sparks Confidence

On 10 July 2023, a partner monitoring field visit was conducted in Eastern Province to assess the progress and impact of the WHO Enhancing National Capacity for Emergency Prepar

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WHO staff engaging with the community

WHO supports the reinforcement of actions to combat meningitis.

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third round of polio vaccination campaign

Zimbabwe conducts third round of polio vaccination campaign

By Vivian Mugarisi

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Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula and Executive Director of MHSS, Mr Ben Nangombe with the newly appointed National Drug Control Commissioners

Minister Shangula Inaugurates the National Drug Control Commission

Namibia became a member of the United Nations

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Once children are protected against polio, they are marked on their fingers to confirm their vaccination status

Africa’s polio certification commission calls for urgent action to bolster vaccination

Kinshasa – With 117 confirmed cases of circulating variant polioviruses and 107 detections in sampled wastewater so far in the African Region in 2023, the Afric

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