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Nigeria combs communities to protect eligible children against polio
Abuja, 10 June, 2022 - When a team of vaccinators arrived in Obele, a boundary town between Nigeria and Benin Republic, to vaccinate ...
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Over 4,750,000 Community Members in Uganda Sensitized on The Negative Impacts of Tobacco Consumption on Health and The Environment
The Ministry of Health in Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO), and members of the Civil Society conducted a series of activities in ...
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Ramping up polio outbreak response in southern Africa
Lilongwe – Polio emergency response teams in Malawi are ramping up disease surveillance and deepening investigations after the country detected a case of wild ...
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Tanzania surpasses the national target for polio vaccination
Tanzania has completed the second round of supplemental polio vaccination and reached a total of 12,131,049 children against a target of 10,295,316 equivalent ...
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Community engagement key to successful polio vaccination drive
“I called each of my children to make sure they take my grandchildren for polio vaccination,” this is how serious polio vaccination is ...
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WHO and partners welcome new drive to push COVID-19 vaccination
Dar es Salaam, 2 June 2022: Tanzania has launched a third round of intensified COVID-19 vaccination that aims to revitalize uptake of vaccines ...
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Malawi hosts the 29th Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Poliomyelitis Eradication meeting
7 June 2022 Lilongwe- Malawi is from 6-10 June 2022 hosting the 29th Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Poliomyelitis Eradication meeting. The ...
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WHO strengthens oxygen supply capacity of health facilities to care for critically ill patients in Sierra Leone
On 30 May 2022, WHO donated 900 oxygen cylinders with regulators and humidifiers to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation as a response ...
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Ending Tobacco Farming Leads To A Healthy Environment And A Healthier Population
Op-ed - The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced. Tobacco kills more than 8 ...
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Smoking is not funny: South African comedian on tobacco harm
Durban – “There is something about smoke (wafting around) your head that’s cool. Why is that?” South African comedian Riaad Moosa has been ...
