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Uganda’s final push to end Ebola
Uganda has entered a crucial 42-day countdown in its battle against the Sudan virus disease (SVD) outbreak, which belongs to the same family ...
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Seychelles paving the way for sustained immunization efforts to 2030: WHO’s technical assistance for Seychelles’ National Immunization Strategy
Victoria, Seychelles - From February 3 to February 7, 2025, the Seychelles Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), ...
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Protecting the Central African Republic’s remote communities from polio
Bangui – In the ongoing efforts to eradicate polio, the Central African Republic has placed a special emphasis on reaching vulnerable and underserved ...
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Scaling up mpox outbreak response in Sierra Leone
Freetown ‒ Sierra Leone is deploying a range of measures to control and end an outbreak of mpox in which 20 cases have ...
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With support from WHO and partners, South Sudan secured over 4.1 million doses of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) to protect the communities in 15 counties
Juba - Achol Ajak, a 35-year-old resident of Bor is grateful that her family is now vaccinated and protected from cholera. Ajak stated ...
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Uganda discharges all eight Ebola disease patients
Kampala – Uganda today discharged eight patients who had been receiving treatment for Sudan virus disease – which belongs to the same family as ...
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Zanzibar finalizes costed National Action Plan to fight Antimicrobial Resistance
Zanzibar - With support from WHO, the Ministry of Health of Zanzibar and the Ministry of Natural Resources, Irrigation, and Livestock have finalized ...
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How WHO is streamlining procurement and supply efforts to Combat the Marburg Outbreak in Tanzania
Kagera - As Tanzania continues to battle the Marburg virus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced a streamlined procurement and supply ...
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From Diagnosis to Action – WHO’s Efforts to Strengthen Ghana’s Health Workforce Against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) continue to burden some of the most vulnerable populations globally, and Ghana is no exception. Among these diseases, Cutaneous ...
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Bridging the Cancer prevention, diagnosis and care gaps in Lesotho
Maseru – In a country where cancer prevention, diagnosis, and care have historically been limited, the personal journeys of survivors like Maatang Chaka ...
