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Laying foundation for digital revolution in Africa’s food systems

The Africa Agriculture Status Report says digital technologies will address inefficiency, exclusivity, and unsustainability
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Youth and HIV: Using social media to fight stigma, discrimination

On this World AIDS Day, we look at how platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok, have become dynamic spaces where youth, commanding large audiences, share their life journey and advocate for change
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WHO launches commission to foster social cohesion and address loneliness as a pressing health threat

People without enough strong social connections are at higher risk of stroke, anxiety, dementia, depression, suicide and more
World Health Organization
By WHO
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World Diabetes Day 2023: Need for equitable access to care for people with TB and diabetes

People with diabetes are at higher risk of developing TB and are more likely to experience poor treatment outcomes, including death
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By WHO
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Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer

This is the third most common cancer and the second most frequent cause of cancer deaths among women aged between 15 and 44 years
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By WHO
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Africa to ramp up vaccine production

Dakar-based vaccine manufacturing initiative could be a blueprint for vaccine manufacturing facilities across the continent
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AIDS can be ended by 2030 - New UN report

‘The Path that Ends AIDS’ report outlines the path to get there and also help prepare for and tackle future pandemics
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18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries

Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the DR Congo, Liberia, Niger, Sierra Leone and Uganda, will now introduce the vaccine into their routine immunization programmes for the first time
World Health Organization
By WHO
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