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Angola bolsters fight against COVID-19 misinformation

Luanda – Joana Domingos had long ceased to believe the official COVID-19 information coming from national authorities in her native Angola.

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World Health Day - High Level Advocacy Event

WHO and the Ministry of Health Engage Partners to make progress towards Uganda’s Commitments on Climate Change at the COP26

The Ministry of Health, and the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a high-level advocacy meeting to rally development partne

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Africa witnesses longest-running decline in COVID-19 cases

Africa witnesses longest-running decline in COVID-19 cases

Brazzaville – Africa is experiencing its longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections since the onset of the pandemic.

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The Honourable Minister of Health, Senator Lizzie Nkosi making remarks

“Our Planet, Our Health” towards a healthier tomorrow

The World Health Organization

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Botswana, South Africa deepen probe into new Omicron sub-variants

Botswana, South Africa deepen probe into new Omicron sub-variants

Brazzaville – Researchers in Botswana and South Africa have detected new sub-lineages of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 and are carrying out further

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Increasing momentum to address Antimicrobial Resistance in Zimbabwe: Commitment of the government and the UN Country Team

Harare, Zimbabwe 

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Nurse Peace (right) counsels a patient before she gets screened for cervical cancer at the RAiSE Foundation office in Niger State on 24 February 2021.

Deaths from noncommunicable diseases on the rise in Africa

Accra/Brazzaville – Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are increasingly becoming the main cause of mortality in sub-S

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A public lecture held with South Sudan’s Physicians Association

South Sudan recommits to enhancing efforts to improve climate change-induced health threats including flooding

World Health Day is observed annually on 7 April, to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO).

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