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Malawi Conducts Mass Vaccinations After Detecting a Polio Case

BLANTYRE, MALAWI – As early as 6:30 am, Malawi’s community health workers are already scattered across urban and rural neighbourhoods, dressed in sky-blue uniforms with square cooler boxes slung over their shoulders. For four days in mid-August, health surveillance assistants (HSAs) across the country walked from door to door, administering the novel oral polio […]

Malawi Conducts Mass Vaccinations After Detecting a Polio Case

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Govt reveals 12 counties set to get 13 new Level 5 hospitals

The Government has set aside Ksh29 billion for the construction of 13 new Level 5 comprehensive county referral hospitals, with the projects expected to expand access to specialised healthcare across…

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