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WHO, African editors to create road safety media guidelines for the continent: Landmark media forum aims to drive demand for proven road safety policies

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) will today open a first-of-its-kind African media forum on road safety, aimed at kick-starting the ...
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WHO strengthens public health capacity at University of Ghana

The World Health Organization (WHO), through the Pandemic Fund Project, has handed over ICT and media equipment valued at GHS 258,000 to the School of Public Health of the University of Ghana to ...
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Caring for children with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In just three months, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo grew to become the country’s largest on ...
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Nigeria strengthens surveillance to protect children from polio

When 32-year-old Shafa’atu Isyaku noticed that her 4-year-old daughter, Maimuna, could not move her left leg, she took her to a primary health care centre in Kano State, north western Nigeria.“I was ...
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Nigeria strengthens HIV prevention workforce through expanded PrEP training

For Dr Aminatu Makarfi Umar, a gynaecologist in Kaduna State, HIV prevention should be part of routine care for women who may benefit from it.“Every pregnant woman at increased risk of HIV deserves to ...
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Kenya strengthens patient safety for people living with noncommunicable diseases

"For a person living with diabetes, cancer, heart disease or a chronic respiratory condition, health care is rarely a single encounter," said Dr Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, ...
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WHO and EFDA strengthen collaboration on medicines and medical devices regulation

The WHO Representative to Ethiopia, the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), ...
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WHO regional survey finds uneven progress on patient safety as Africa’s NCD

A new World Health Organization (WHO) regional survey assessing progress on patient safety across the African Region finds uneven results, as countries work to meet the needs of a growing number of ...
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Strengthening dementia care in the African Region

Dementia is increasingly becoming a major public health challenge in Africa, with an estimated 1.9 million people currently living with the condition across the region. The number is expected to rise ...
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Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) Legal Framework Guide: A Guide for the Development of a Legal Framework to Authorize the Establishment and Operationalization ...

A public health emergency operation center (PHEOC) serves as a hub for better coordinating the preparation, response, and recovery for public health emergencies. A functional PHEOC is critical for the ...
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Evaluation des capacités de lutte contre le cancer du sein dans la Région africaine de l’OMS

Le cancer du sein est la principale cause de décès liés au cancer chez les femmes dans le monde. En 2022, on a enregistré 2,3 millions de nouveaux cas et plus de 666 000 décès dans le monde, l’Afrique ...