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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Becomes First Civilian EMT in Africa to Get International Classification

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has become the first civilian Emergency Medical Team (EMT) in the WHO African Region to achieve international classification, marking a major milestone in the country's emergency preparedness and response capacity, WHO Regional Office for Africa announced.

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Zimbabwe: Nurses Threaten Labour Action Over Government Allowance U-Turn

[263Chat] Health workers have warned of possible industrial action after the government failed to honour a promise to review health-specific allowances with nurses accusing authorities of repeatedly…

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  • ZINA president Enock Dongo frustrated by repeated reneges
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Fiji declares national HIV crisis

SYDNEY: Fiji has declared a national HIV crisis as sexual transmission and illicit drug use help to spread the virus, now infecting an estimated one in 60 adults in the Pacific nation.

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