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24 April 2025

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WHO calls for revitalized efforts to end malaria

24 April 2025

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Increases in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks threaten years of progress, warn WHO, UNICEF, Gavi

23 April 2025

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WHO releases new guideline to prevent adolescent pregnancies and improve girls’ health

17 April 2025

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Africa CDC and WHO update mpox strategy as outbreaks persist

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New WHO guideline on FGM prevention and response

28 April 2025 15:00 – 16:30 EAT

Online Launch: The WHO Ageism Scale – A new way to measure ageism

28 April 2025 14:30 – 15:45 CET

Revisiting the WHO Pharmaceutical Starting Materials Certification Scheme (SMACS) - Consultative workshop

29 – 30 April 2025

WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: empowering Community Health Workers (CHWs) through capacity strengthening for outbreak detection and response: lessons from the field

30 April 2025 13:00 – 14:00 CET

Launch of the Global Antimicrobial and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report: antibiotic use data for 2022

30 April 2025 13:00 – 14:30 CET

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