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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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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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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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A student donating blood at Nyetane High School

GIVE BLOOD, GIVE NOW, GIVE OFTEN

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Prevenção tabagismo

Angola bets on effective prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

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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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MOHSS and WHO staff at the IPC workshop

Namibia’s infection prevention and control strategies regarded as good practice for health emergencies

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical importance of Infection Prevention Control (IPC) and viewed by many as a positive factor in strengthening IPC within countries

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Child vaccinating polio

Zimbabwe surpasses 4 million target during polio vaccination using the novel Oral Polio Vaccine type (nOPV2)

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