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Professor Bontle Mbongwe, after delivering her acceptance speech at the World No Tobacco Award Ceremony

Professor Mbongwe receives an important recognition for her role in the fight against tobacco consumption in Botswana

3 August 2021, Gaborone: Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes individuals

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West Africa’s first-ever case of Marburg virus disease confirmed in Guinea

West Africa’s first-ever case of Marburg virus disease confirmed in Guinea

Health authorities in Guinea today confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in the southern Gueckedou prefecture. This is the first time Marburg, a highly infectious disease that causes haemorrhagic fever, has been identified in the country, and in West Africa.
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Children receiving vaccines under a tree in the hard-to-reach Nadiangere village in South Sudan

Ensuring access to healthcare services in hard-to-reach areas of South Sudan

As a team of health workers from the State Ministry of Health in Western Equatoria and WHO arrived in Nadiangere village of Western Equatoria in June 2021, they were welcomed by

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Government officials, COVAX partners from the UN, EU and other partners witnessing the arrival and formal handing over of the vaccines

Sierra Leone welcomes the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines shipped via COVAX facility

Sierra Leone has today received the second batch of 96,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine donated by France and delivered by UNICEF through the COVAX Facility, a partnership between the Government of Sierra Leone, CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). This French donation to COVAX is a part of Team Europe’s broader effort to ensure equitable access to vaccines in lower- and middle-income countries.
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COVID-19 - WHO boosts Nigeria’s response to COVID-19, donates 26 ventilators and 3560 pulse oximeters 

Abuja, 5 August, 2021 - World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 26 ventilators and 3560 fingertip oxygen pulse oximeters to support Nigeria in being better

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Dignitaries during the J & J COVID-19 vaccine launch ceremony in Monrovia

Liberia Launches Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 Vaccine to Boosts Vaccination Campaign

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Nigeria flags off world breastfeeding week, calls for promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in the country

Abuja, 5 August, 2021 - As the World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) celebration kicks off, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has urged Nigerians to become adv

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Record weekly COVID-19 deaths in Africa

Record weekly COVID-19 deaths in Africa

Weekly COVID-19 deaths in Africa reached a record peak in the week that ended on 1 August, marking the highest seven-day toll since the onset of the pandemic in the continent, new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows.
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