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Featured News from the African Region of the WHO
  1. Ethiopia hosts first Emergency Medical Teams global meeting in Africa

    Ethiopia hosts first Emergency Medical Teams global meeting in Africa
    Ethiopia hosts first Emergency Medical Teams global meeting in Africa
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  2. A gold medal can wait, but a human life cannot: Olympic gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie calls for stronger emergency care

    A gold medal can wait, but a human life cannot: Olympic gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie calls for stronger emergency care
    A gold medal can wait, but a human life cannot: Olympic gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie calls for stronger emergency care
    gebremichaela@…
  3. South Sudan conducts nationwide polio vaccination campaign targeting 3.9 million children

    South Sudan conducts nationwide polio vaccination campaign targeting 3.9 million children
    A healthcare worker administering polio vaccine to a child in New Site Neighborhood in Yei on 22 October 2026
    atema@who.int
  4. No Child Too Far: How Malawi Reached Communities Beyond Roads, Rivers and Distance

    No Child Too Far: How Malawi Reached Communities Beyond Roads, Rivers and Distance
    Launch of the Measles Rubella Vaccination Campaign
    bunyao@who.int
  5. From Vision to Investment: WHO Supports Malawi's Journey Toward a USD 438 Million Global Fund Investment

    From Vision to Investment: WHO Supports Malawi's Journey Toward a USD 438 Million Global Fund Investment
    A Tuberculosis centre at Mwaza District Hospital
    bunyao@who.int