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A health worker holding a FP/cervical cancer awareness talk in a clinic in Idanre , Ondo State

Cervical cancer - Early detection saves lives 

Ondo, 27 January, 2023 - It's 10 am on a Wednesday, and Ilemobayo Wuraola, a health worker, is holding a cervical cancer awareness talk for women attending the

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Around 100 participants from the countries and areas that are part of WHO’s Elimination-2025 initiative, WHO staff from the Headquarters, Regional Officers, and Country Offices, members of the WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Malaria Elimination and Certification, as well as observers attended the forum.

Working Together Towards Malaria Elimination

Close to 100 participants

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Africa emerges from holiday travel season with low number of COVID-19 cases

Africa emerges from holiday travel season with low number of COVID-19 cases

Africa is emerging from the New Year travel season without a significant upsurge in COVID-19 for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership boosts Sierra Leone COVID-19 Vaccination with USD2.8 million worth donation.

COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership boosts Sierra Leone COVID-19 Vaccination with USD2.8 million worth donation.

Freetown, 25 January 2023 - The COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, (CoVDP), have today handed over vehicles including motorbikes and computers worth over USD$2.8 million to support Government of Sierra Leone’s COVID-19 vaccine deployment. CoVDP is a joint venture of the Global Alliance for Vaccine Initiative (Gavi), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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WHO condemns abduction of colleague in Mali

Bamako – World Health Organization (WHO) deplores the abduction of Dr Mahamadou Diawara, who was taken by unidentified assailants from his car on 23 Januar

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Estevao Andrade receiving his level 1 certificate from the Minister of Health

TOWARDS MALARIA ELIMINATION: STRENGTHENING THE QUALITY OF MALARIA DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES IN SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

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Dr Sagaki is the medical superintendent of the Amudat hospital, Uganda. He has extensive experience treating VL patients. “Most of the patients have low immunities due to malnutrition; we are not only treating VL but other diseases (TB, Malaria, ...)”

WHO and Gilead Sciences extend collaborative agreement to enhance access to treatment for visceral leishmaniasis

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Gilead Sciences have signed a new agreement for the donation of 304,700 vials of AmBisome (liposomal amphotericin B for injection), for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in countries most impacted by the disease, extending their previous agreement to 2025.
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Hon- Minister and participants pledging support towards implementation of the strategic plan

Eritrea launched Strategic Plan for the Implementation of Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child and Adolescent Health – Nutrition and Health Aging (RMNCAH - NUT & HAA) 2022-2026

On 13 January 2023 the Ministry of Health, Eritrea, launched the Strategic Plan for the Implementation of Reproductive Maternal, Neonatal Child and Ad

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