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Eswatini stakeholders endorse new 5-year Disability Plan of Action

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Eswatini stakeholders validated the 2024 to 2028 National Disability Plan of Action, which prioritises health, education, advocacy, and raising awareness of disability issues at the country level. The Kingdom of…

Tackling challenges to improve cholera treatment in Zambia’s hardest-hit district

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Imeldah Chulu lives near Matero level 1 hospital in Lusaka District, Zambia. The hospital houses one of the six community-based cholera treatment units in the district, adding to the two…

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness of Jamaica, conducted a workshop to identify strategic and high-priority actions resulting from evaluating and…

Ministry of Health Kenya WHO National Multi-Hazard Preparedness Plan Workshop

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The Ministry of Health in Kenya is currently conducting a strategic workshop in Nakuru to finalise the National Multi-Hazard Preparedness and Response Plan. This comprehensive plan encompasses all stages of…

Close up on Mosquito. Mosquito-borne disease Dengue outbreak in Jamaica

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The Ministry of Health & Wellness has declared an outbreak of Dengue for Jamaica. The outbreak comes as the Ministry’s National Surveillance Unit advised that Jamaica has surpassed the Dengue…

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During his official visit to Botswana to attend the 73rd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the Julia Molefhe Clinic in Gaborone, Botswana. This…

mother carrying a baby on her back wrapped in a cloth, casava farming in Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world, with 717 mothers dying annually for every 100 000 live births as of 2019 (DHS, 2019). One…

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Eswatini stakeholders endorse new 5-year Disability Plan of Action

Tackling challenges to improve cholera treatment in Zambia’s hardest-hit district

Jamaica Strengthens its Essential Public Health Functions

Kenya: Ministry of Health partners with WHO to conclude National Multi-Hazard Preparedness Plan Workshop

Jamaican Health Ministry declares dengue outbreak

Botswana’s investment in primary health care enhances access and quality of health care in the country

Sierra Leone’s determination to stem maternal and child mortality

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Report 2024

The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the EU join forces to implement outcomes of the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States

Commonwealth Secretary-General to make first official visit to Pakistan

Namibia Gets Ready to Become the World’s Newest Oil Hotspot