Cotonou – Eric Loko, 37, is a former smoker who managed to quit after eleven years of addiction. His journey reflects both the harmful effects of tobacco and the strength of will require to regain control of one’s health…
Read moreWindhoek—At 13 years old, Andre Hansen thought smoking was simply part of growing up.Like many teenagers trying to fit in, he smoked his first cigarette in the company of other boys in his neighbourhood of Windhoek, Nami…
Read moreKebbi State, Nigeria—34-year-old Sherifat Omoniyi, is a pharmacist with 9 years’ experience and resident of Kebbi State, northwestern Nigeria. She is also a mother of two, including her 7-month-old son, Abdulrazaq.Abdulr…
Read moreNairobi—Fifty-year-old Milton Oloo has worked as a cargo loading agent at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya for the last 30 years. Although he handles several tonnes of cargo daily, every now and agai…
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Medicines Agency (AMA) have signed a Framework Agreement for Collaboration, marking a major milestone in efforts to strengthen regulatory systems and improve access to safe, effective and quality-assured health products across Africa.
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) is intensifying efforts and supporting the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s government to rapidly establish and scale up critical measures to control and halt the outbreak of Ebola in the country’s north-eastern Ituri Province
Read moreMbéni – Elhabib Mmadi Ali has been a state-registered nurse since 2018. After specializing in emergency care in 2019, he joined the Mbéni Medical and Surgical Centre (CMC) in the Hamahamet region of Comoros. One year lat…
Read moreBangui—For more than 30 years Regina Patricia Pepa, a midwife and president of the Central African Republic’s Midwives and Birth Attendants Association, has supported thousands of women throughout their journey to mother…
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