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Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | May 05, 2025 Midwives in South Sudan provide a lifeline in times of calm and crisis
This is especially important as the country reports one of the highest maternal mortality rates globally, with 692 maternal deaths for every 100 000 live births
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Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Apr 27, 2025 The end of Ebola outbreak in Uganda demonstrates World Health Organization (WHO)’s value in controlling and stopping diseases
With the international imperative to prevent cross-border transmission, health workers were rapidly reoriented, thermal scanners were deployed, and screening protocols were enforced at 13 key entry points, especially at Entebbe International Airport
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Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Apr 25, 2025 Digitalization is revolutionising Mozambique’s malaria response
The country’s Ministry of Health faced an enormous challenge of dealing with large volumes of data from several different areas of its malaria control programme
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Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Apr 25, 2025 Vaccination progress helps save millions of lives in African region
Africa has also made tremendous progress in the fight against polio, recording a 93% decline in circulating variant poliovirus type 1 cases from 2023 to 2024 and a 65% decrease in variant poliovirus type 1 cases in just the past year
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Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Apr 18, 2025 African health experts commit to accelerate efforts to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases
WHO is working closely with Member States and partners to adapt public health strategies, enhance surveillance, and ensure timely responses to evolving NTDs challenges
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