Africa
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Health
Health GhanaFirst-Ever Malaria Vaccine Is Protecting a Million Children – and Counting!
Over a million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have received at least one dose of the world’s first malaria vaccine — thanks to a program that was first launched in 2019 and coordinated by the World Health Organization.
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Society
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Society
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Society
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Health
Health GambiaFamilies No Longer Have to Worry About This Blindness-Causing Disease
Gambia becomes the second African country to eliminate trachoma - a disease that can cause blindness - as a public health problem, an encouraging milestone towards the World Health Organization's target of curbing 20 neglected tropical diseases by 2030.
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Health
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Animals
Animals IndiaDecades After Its Extinction, This Cheetah Is Back!
The Asiatic cheetah will return to India after almost 70 years of being declared locally extinct: a batch of the large cats will be sent from Africa, along with experts who will train officers to maintain conservation efforts on Indian soil.
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Health
Health KenyaHow Mosquito Nets Are Saving Lives in Africa
The distribution of millions of mosquito nets across the African continent has countered the lack of malaria prevention programs and treatments due to the corona pandemic, thus avoiding the doubling of deaths as predicted by the World Health Organization.
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