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Fifth candidate enters race to lead WHO as nominations close

(Fixes typographical error in headline) GENEVA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A fifth candidate has entered the race to lead the World Health Organization, the agency's website showed as the deadline for nominees closed overnight. • Candidates from five countries have submitted applications to replace Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director-General of the WHO • They are: Qatar's Hanan Mohammed…

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Parliament begins countrywide public hearings on Tobacco Control Bill

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Health has begun collecting views from Kenyans on proposed changes to tobacco control laws, with hundreds of residents turning up for public hearings in…

  • National Assembly committee begins public hearings on Tobacco Control Bill.
  • Hundreds attend hearings in Uasin Gishu and Tharaka Nithi counties.
  • Sessions aim to gather diverse community perspectives before legislative process.

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