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Sarah Naluyima: Preaching the Ebola message in the community

Sarah Naluyima: Dedicated to changing community behaviour in response to the Ebola outbreak in Uganda

Sarah Naluyima is a dedicated community health worker at the…
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Uganda reflects on mpox outbreak response

Uganda reflects on mpox outbreak response

The Ministry of Health (MOH), with support from the World Health…
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Maria Goretti Kemirembe: A Clinical officer Making a difference in Uganda’s public health landscape

Maria Goretti Kemirembe: A Clinical officer making a difference in Uganda’s public health landscape

In Uganda’s ongoing fight against mpox and Ebola outbreaks, a few…
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Mpox : des motos-ambulances pour sauver des vies en RCA

Mpox: Motorcycle ambulances saving lives in CAR

Mbaïki – Cyrille Bakake is a motorcycle ambulance driver at the…
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WHO Ramps Up Cholera Response Efforts in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region

WHO Ramps Up Cholera Response Efforts in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region

Gambella, Ethiopia – The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
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Strengthening health security: Ethiopia transforms public health emergency management through innovative digital ePHEM system

Strengthening health security: Ethiopia transforms public health emergency management through innovative digital ePHEM system

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), in collaboration with…
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WHO intensifies support to Uganda’s fight against Sudan virus disease

WHO engages partners to support Uganda’s fight against Ebola disease

Today marks 35 days of response since Uganda declared an outbreak of…
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A young woman from Laikipia County visits her local health facility to access sexual and reproductive health services.

Improving access to sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya

At just 20 years old, Esther Wamuhu from Laikipia West is determined…
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mpox outbreak in Burundi

Sustaining efforts to end mpox outbreak in Burundi

Bujumbura – Since the beginning of 2025, Burundi has recorded fewer…
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United Nations in Uganda launches joint emergency appeal for funding to support the government and people of Uganda in response to the Ebola outbreak

United Nations in Uganda launches joint emergency appeal for funding to support the government and people of Uganda in response to the Ebola outbreak

The United Nations in Uganda has today launched a joint emergency…
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