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Zimbabwe tackles measles outbreak through intensive vaccination campaigns
Harare – When Baba Ruvheni heard health workers from his village talking about a measles outbreak in the country, he thought twice before ...
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Ghana targets more children in malaria immunization expansion
Accra, Ghana - The Government of Ghana has launched an expansion of the national malaria vaccine immunization programme to deliver malaria vaccines to ...
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Zimbabwe moves to strengthen collaboration in fight against TB
Harare, Zimbabwe - Tuberculosis (TB) is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide, ranking above HIV/AIDS. Globally, 10.6 million people developed TB while ...
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The UK’s Fleming Fund supports strengthening of antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Zimbabwe
By Tatenda Chimbwanda Masvingo, Zimbabwe – Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to global public health, which involves the human, animal, food, ...
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Ethiopia commemorates World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day with the resonating call to accelerate action to end the needless suffering of the most vulnerable
On 29 and 30 January 2023, government health officials and partners came together in Jimma Zone, Oromia Region, to commemorate World Neglected Tropical ...
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Mauritius strives to reducing barriers to life-saving preventive services and awareness raising to fight cancer
Mauritius marked the World Cancer 2023 at national level with high commitment to reduce barriers to life-saving preventive services while focusing on raising ...
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Experts accede to Nigeria’s progress, highlight areas of focus for maintaining polio-free status
The 39th Expert Review Committee (ERC) for Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization has expressed optimism that the Nigerian programme is on course to ...
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WHO welcomes Canadian commitment of CAD$ 30 million to reinforce COVID-19 vaccination efforts and strengthen health systems in Africa
Brazzaville – A CAD$ 30 million project in partnership with Canada’s Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE) is set to significantly bolster targeted, equitable ...
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Over 33 million children vaccinated against wild poliovirus in southern Africa
Brazzaville – A year since Malawi confirmed its first case of wild poliovirus type 1 in 30 years, more than 33 million children ...
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Prevention is better than cure – Bayelsa state vaccinates residents against Yellow fever
Yenagoa, 14 February, 2023 - It was between 11 am and noon on a recent Wednesday when health workers with their Geostyle boxes ...
