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

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

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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After a year of severe economic collapse in Sri Lanka, the nation’s public health institutions are in ruins, suffering from a lack of drugs, postponed procedures, and a flight of…

Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting 2023

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The 35th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (CHMM) is set to take place on 20 May in Geneva, Switzerland under the theme “Getting Universal Health Coverage in the Commonwealth on track…

Imported measles case confirmed in New Zealand

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New Zealand has confirmed its first case of measles since 2019. The infected individual is an adult living in Auckland, who reportedly contracted the infection overseas. The patient only became…

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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

As the Sri Lankan Health Care System suffers, so do their patients

Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting 2023

Imported measles case confirmed in New Zealand

Cameroon Signs its Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2024-2029

Commonwealth and Mauritian Government host webinar to help businesses protect human rights

One year on from catastrophic floods, millions of children in Pakistan still need urgent support

Commonwealth team to observe Maldives election run-off