Tag:WHO Regional Director for Africa

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TOBACCO TRAP! WHO Raises Alarm as Nicotine Firms Target African Youth With Sweet Flavours, Social Media Tricks

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised a red flag over what it described as a calculated plot by tobacco and nicotine companies to...

Toyin Adebayo - May 31, 2026

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Africa Ramps up Targeted COVID-19 Vaccination of the World’s Most Vulnerable People

High-risk populations in Africa are being vaccinated against COVID-19, with promising outcomes. Over half of health workers and those over the age of 60...

Toyin Adebayo - June 17, 2022

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World Blood Donor Day: One Unit of Blood Can Save Lives of Three Patients -WHO

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, has said that donating only one unit of blood could save the...

Toyin Adebayo - June 13, 2022

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International Day of the Midwife: Adequate Investment In Midwifery Could Save 4.3 Million Annually By 2035- WHO

WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moetihas hinted that with adequate investment in midwifery, the 4.3 million lives could be saved annually by...

Toyin Adebayo - May 6, 2022

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World Hand Hygiene Day: Effective Infection Prevention, Control, Hand Hygiene, Could Cut Infections By Half- WHO

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said data shows that effective infection prevention and control strategies, including as hand cleanliness, can cut...

Toyin Adebayo - May 5, 2022