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Featured News from the African Region of the WHO
  1. WHO equips health facilities with refrigerators to strengthen access to safe blood

    WHO equips health facilities with refrigerators to strengthen access to safe blood
    Healthcare workers collect blood from a donor during World Blood Donor Day 2026 in Juba
    atema@who.int
  2. Namibia's World Population Day commemoration placed young people's health, agency and aspirations at the centre of national development.

    Namibia's World Population Day commemoration placed young people's health, agency and aspirations at the centre of national development.
    Learners from the Goreagab Secondary School at the launch and commemoration of World Population Day
    kaunatjikec@who.int
  3. WHO joins Uganda to celebrate 90 years of the Uganda Virus Research Institute

    WHO joins Uganda to celebrate 90 years of the Uganda Virus Research Institute
    WHO joins Uganda to celebrate 90 years of the Uganda Virus Research Institute
    sensasib@who.int
  4. South Sudan receives emergency medical supplies to strengthen cholera response

    South Sudan receives emergency medical supplies to strengthen cholera response
    South Sudan receives emergency medical supplies to strengthen cholera response
    atema@who.int
  5. United against polio: Zimbabwe strengthens regional immunity through synchronized vaccination

    United against polio: Zimbabwe strengthens regional immunity through synchronized vaccination
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