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Leveraging digital technology for quality adolescent and youth friendly health services in Ghana

Leveraging digital technology for quality adolescent and youth friendly health services in Ghana

Since 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) with support from the Foundation Botnar, United Kingdom’s Department of Health and Social Care (UK-DHSC), USAID and other partners has been supporting the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ghana Education Service to deploy a Web-Based digital platform to monitor the quality of AYFH services in schools
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Dr Velephi Okello, Director of Health services Ministry of Health, is one of Eswatini policy makers who has pushed for better policies in the HIV/AIDS sphere. (Pictured during 2023 WHO@75 celebrations)

Eswatini achieves the 95-95-95 HIV treatment target - a decade ahead of 2030 goal

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Nomphumelelo Masilela Cynthia has been using PrEP since 2019.

Eswatini increases HIV preventative options to reduce new infections

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Group photo of Stakeholders, External Evaluators and participants after Liberia's JEE

Liberia successfully concludes her second Joint External Evaluation with a Commitment to strengthen National and Global Health Security.

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Channeling a safer future for Health Response in Zanzibar

Zanzibar - The islands that make up Zanzibar in the United Republic of Tanzania evoke notions of history

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WHO Holds a Scoping Mission on Epidemic Preparedness and Response (EPR) Flagship Initiatives in Uganda

WHO Holds a Scoping Mission on Epidemic Preparedness and Response (EPR) Flagship Initiatives in Uganda

The World Health Organization in partnership with the Ministry of Health in Uganda, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the German Agency for International

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks to staff at Julia Molefhe Clinic in Gaborone during his tour of the facility.

Botswana’s investment in primary health care enhances access and quality of health care in the country

During his official visit to Botswana to attend the 73rd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa,WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the Julia Molefhe Clinic in Gaborone, Botswana. This visit was part of his broader mission to assess and appreciate healthcare systems and initiatives Botswana has made towards the improvement of its health sector.
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Participants at the After Action Review were from the Ministry of Health and Social Services, WHO Namibia, Namibia Red Cross Society, Namibia Institute of Pathology, City of Windhoek, Namibia Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Programme, Robert Koch Institute, Farmers Union and Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform.

Namibia Conducts Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic After-Action Review

The Ministry of Health and Social Services in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) recently gathered for an After-Action Review (AAR) meeting in response to th

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