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Featured News from the African Region of the WHO
  1. Fighting lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar: Lives transformed and hope restored

    Fighting lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar: Lives transformed and hope restored
    Fighting lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar: Lives transformed and hope restored
    lawsonagbluluf…
  2. World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2026

    World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2026
    NTD stakeholders from National, Provincial and Partners joining together for the national strategic plan for soil-transmitted helminth infections and schistosomiasis in South Africa.
    elombatd@who.int
  3. Nigeria accelerates measles–rubella elimination with second phase campaign in the South

    Nigeria accelerates measles–rubella elimination with second phase campaign in the South
    Nigeria accelerates measles–rubella elimination with second phase campaign in the South
    elombatd@who.int
  4. Over 26 million Children Reached with the Recent Integrated polio vaccination campaign

    Over 26 million Children Reached with the Recent Integrated polio vaccination campaign
    Over 24 million Children Reached with the Recent Integrated nOPV2 Campaign
    gebremichaela@…
  5. Ethiopia declares end of first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak

    Ethiopia declares end of first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak
    Ethiopia declares end of first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak
    elombatd@who.int