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Hon Minister of Health – Dr Jallah stresses to the data collectors that the success of the survey depends on their commitment in ensuring quality data collection.

Investing in malaria prevention and elimination: Liberia launches the 2022 Malaria Indicators Survey

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Dr. Yoti handing over assistive products to the Guest of Honor

WHO embraces older persons in Tanzania

Zanzibar & Mainland: Each year, we commemorate the “International Day of Older Persons” on 1 October to raise public awareness

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WHO staff interacting with a community member during the supportive supervision mission

Countering myths and misconceptions about cholera in Katavi

Tanganyika District, Katavi Region - Cholera epidemic is a recurrent disease in developing countries with poor environmental sanita

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Health Workers in the Mubende Regional Referral Hospital where Ebola cases from Madudu district have been managed

Uganda Defines Priorities and Needs in Its Ebola Response Plan

Kampala - The Ministry of Health and health development partners in Uganda, including the World Health Organization (WHO), have launched the country's Ebol

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Supporting Madagascar’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake at 78

Supporting Madagascar’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake at 78

“The vaccine at all costs to survive the COVID-19 pandemic.” This is the credo of Justine Rasoanindrina, a grandmother of eight Ambatondrazaka district, more than 270 km from Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo.
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Hajara a caregiver, administering malaria drug to her eligible child

Mothers adopt Seasonal Malaria chemoprevention drugs to keep malaria at bay in Adamawa State

Yola, 30 September, 2022 - Sitting on a wooden stool in front of her house at Dobeli community in Yola North Local Government Area (LGA), Hajara Yusuf, a (27 ye

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Saratu, a member of the Mobile health team providing essential health service in a nomadic setting in Yobe state.

WHO delivers critical health services to meet basic humanitarian needs of 1 million people 

Yola, 30 September, 2022 - In line with the target of improving the health of billions of people by 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting thre

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A healthcare provider giving COVID-19 vaccine in Manyara

Closing the gap to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Manyara

Manyara Region - Until recently, Tanzania was among a few African countries that have fully vaccinated less than 10% of their eligible target population.

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