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External Evaluators brainstorming during JEE mission in Liberia

Liberia Commences its Second Joint External Evaluation (JEE) for the International Health Regulations (IHR) Core Capacities

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Dr Asamoah-Baah 4th from left in a picture with other awardees in Botswana

Ghana’s Dr Asamoa-Baah named Public Health Champion

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) has named Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah as a Public Health Champion in recognition of his outstanding contribution to global public health.
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An integrated COVID-19 and the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination campaign in Tigray completed

An integrated COVID-19 and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign in Tigray completed

Ethiopia introduced Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for girls aged 14-year-old in 2018 and COVID-19 vaccine in March 2021.

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Off-track cervical cancer progress risks 70 000 deaths every year in Africa

Off-track cervical cancer progress risks 70 000 deaths every year in Africa

About 70 000 cervical cancer deaths could be averted annually in the African region if the efforts to end the disease by 2030 are urgently stepped up to ensure increased access to critical services for timely detection, care and prevention.
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Health leaders vow to enhance response as Africa marks a year without wild polio detection

Health leaders vow to enhance response as Africa marks a year without wild polio detection

As the African region marks one year since the last confirmed detection of wild poliovirus type 1, Ministers of Health and other health leaders gathering for the Seventy-third session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa today pledged to intensify efforts to end all forms of the virus.
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Community engagement meeting

Flashbacks: Cholera- a battle well fought together

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Joint Press Conference prior to the start of the 2nd JEE for Liberia

Advancing Liberia’s Health Security agenda: Liberia gears up for second Joint External Evaluation 4-8 September 2023

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Funding crisis threatens Africa’s fight against neglected tropical diseases

Funding crisis threatens Africa’s fight against neglected tropical diseases

With chronic underfunding threatening Africa’s fight to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases, health officials and donors meeting for the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa have called for increased investments to end the neglected illnesses that affect nearly 400 million people in the region.
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