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Over 50 million lives saved in Africa through expanded immunization programme

Over 50 million lives saved in Africa through expanded immunization programme

Brazzaville—An estimated 51.2 million lives have been saved through vaccines in the African region over the past 50

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HERA mission team Lead assessing the National Reference Laboratory

Expanding Liberia's Capacity for Detection & Genomic Surveillance of Epidemic-Prone Pathogens - WHO-HERA Project

The Liberia Ministry of Health with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded a week-long laboratory system and genomic surveillance situation analysis and developed an action plan as part of a one-year project to be implemented as a contribution to establishing genomic sequencing capacity in Liberia for epidemic prone priority pathogens beyond COVID-19.
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One walk at a time for the health for all agenda in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam: More than 400 people embarked on the walk the talk for health and health outreach activit

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HPV Vaccination

Over 5 million girls in Tanzania to receive HPV vaccine to combat cervical cancer

Mwanza/Geneva, – The Ministry of Health of the United Republic of Tanzania, in partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), UNICEF and the World Health O

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Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign to halt outbreak in Western Equatoria State

Combatting Yellow Fever Outbreak in South Sudan: Urgent Push Towards Immunization

In response to a Yellow Fever outbreak in December 2023, the Ministry of Health, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and other partners, conducted a yellow

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The WHO Officer-in-Charge (Dr. Pekezou Aurelien) and Interim Emergency Manager NEN (Dr. Kumshida Balami) encourage the participants during the mental health training. ©Kingsley Igwebuike/WHO

Strengthening mental health services in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states through primary health care integration

Borno, 19 April 2024 - In the midst of humanitarian crises, the mental health needs of displaced and underserved populations often go overlooked. 

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The Ministers of Health and Environment (centre) present the commemorative WHO stamp in presence of the WR, Dr Anne Ancia.

Exploring the meaning of My health, my right

World Health Day 2024 was marked with purpose by member States, WHO Country Offices and their partners

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Scaling Up Cholera Testing in Zimbabwe: Training Boosts Cholera Testing Rates in Zimbabwe

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