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Breast cancer survivor preaches routine screening 

Abuja, 6 February, 2023 - Gloria Orji was 35 years old when she was…
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On the path to expanding cervical cancer screening in Kenya

On the path to expanding cervical cancer screening in Kenya

Nairobi – Kenya piloted a community-based cervical cancer screening…
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On the path to expanding cervical cancer screening in Kenya

On the path to expanding cervical cancer screening in Kenya

Nairobi – Kenya piloted a community-based cervical cancer screening…
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Indoor residual spraying (IRS) of insecticides is helping decrease the population of Phlebotomus argentipes sand flies that transmit Leishmaniasis.

WHO publishes two landmark documents on leishmaniasis

Departmental news - Geneva - Leishmania parasites are…
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World Health Organization deploys Emergency Medical Teams to support cholera outbreak response in Malawi

As part of the continued support to the Malawi Government in the…
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Mauritius is moving a step ahead in its fight against cancer by extending vaccination against Human Papillomavirus to boys aged 9 to 15 years

Port Louis. 31 January 2023.  Mauritius is moving a step ahead…
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Mauritius is moving a step ahead in its fight against cancer by extending vaccination against Human Papillomavirus to boys aged 9 to 15 years

Port Louis. 31 January 2023.  Mauritius is moving a step ahead…
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Emmanuel finds his feet as Rwanda steps up fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases

Gasabo, Rwanda - Emmanuel Nyirishema vividly recalls the day his wife…
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Young Man

Emmanuel finds his feet as Rwanda steps up fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases

Gasabo, Rwanda - Emmanuel Nyirishema vividly recalls the day his wife…
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A boost to COVID-19 vaccination drive in Togo

A boost to COVID-19 vaccination drive in Togo

Kara – At the edge of a small field in the outskirts of Kara city in…
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