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Ongoing Efforts to Enhance An infection Prevention and Management Practices in Ethiopia

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August 17, 2022

Hailu Sabagadis, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Officer at WHO Ethiopia, and his team in Benishangul Gumuz Region have been regularly providing onsite and remote technical support to multiple healthcare facilities in the region. Hailu…

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Zimbabwe Piloting Non-Chemical Based mostly Malaria Prevention Measures in Chiredzi

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August 16, 2022

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Chiredzi, Zimbabwe - Malaria remains a public health threat in Zimbabwe, with more than half the population at risk of contracting malaria annually. Despite the progress made, malaria still accounts for about…

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Mulikat Okanlawan, Noma survivor

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August 16, 2022

Mulikat Okanlawan works as a hygiene officer at the Sokoto Noma Children’s Hospital in the northern corner of Nigeria. Mulikat first came to the hospital more than 20 years ago to receive treatment for noma, a…

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Tendai Westerhof, HIV Advocate

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August 16, 2022

As director of a national network of women living with HIV in Zimbabwe, Tendai Westerhof was used to challenging stigma. When the COVID-19 vaccine became available, she became alarmed by the fear and disinformation she…

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Reginald Omulo, Bean Farmer

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August 16, 2022

Reginald Omulo, a farmer in Migori County, Kenya, noticed that the tobacco farming his community practiced was affecting families’ health and well-being.“There are many diseases associated with tobacco farming that affect the environment and people,”…

Malawi launches third spherical of mass vaccination drive to cease wild poliovirus

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August 14, 2022

Lilongwe, 11 August 2022 – Malawi today kicked off the third round of vaccination against wild poliovirus type 1 to protect all under 5 children and halt the devastating virus from spreading. Around 3.4 Million vaccine…

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Lamine Thiare, Soccer Coach, Senegal

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August 12, 2022

A well-known goalkeeper and football coach both in his native Senegal and across West Africa, Lamine Thiare uses his considerable influence to transmit a simple message to young people: “Do not smoke!” he warns them…

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Macron Chauluka, Polio Vaccinator

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August 12, 2022

Macron Chauluka is a community health worker on the front lines of Malawi’s ongoing fight against the wild poliovirus.After an outbreak of the virus, which can paralyze and even cause death, was declared in the…

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Marthe Apuwa Mbila, Ebola Survivor

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August 12, 2022

Marthe Apuwa Mbila is a single mother of two children living in Lusengo, a remote area of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Marthe was diagnosed with Ebola during the country’s 11th outbreak of the disease in…

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Schooling and household assist important to stepping unique breastfeeding

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August 11, 2022

Abuja, 11 Abuja, 2022 - In February 2022, Mariam Udeh, 26 years old, residing in Garki, Abuja, gave birth to her first child and was in uncharted territory. As a new mother, she agreed with…

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Vaccinating newborns in opposition to hepatitis B

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August 11, 2022

Marlène Seck has brought her infant daughter to the Philippe Maguilene Senghor Health Centre in Yoff, Senegal, to be vaccinated against hepatitis B. The baby cries as she receives her jab, but the tears are…

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90% of individuals residing with HIV entry therapy

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August 11, 2022

Adetimi Bayo lives with HIV in a heart of poverty in remote Nigeria. Being remote and being poor can mean out of reach of help and hope. When Nigeria decided to change its AIDS story,…