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WHO scales up response to tackle cholera in Somalia amid heavy rains

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that it is ramping up response to curb cholera transmission in Somalia as heavy rains continue to pound several parts of the country. The WHO said Somalia has had uninterrupted cholera transmission in 29 drought-affected districts since 2022 and in the Banadir region…

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Antimalarial drug resistance is very much an increasing concern in Africa- Dr Warsame

A leading medic and an expert in Africa Dr Marian Warsame now says antimalarial drug resistance is an increasing concern in Africa. In a one-on-one interview with the World Health Organization media team, Dr Warsame medical doctor by training who wrote her PhD’s thesis on antimalarial drug resistance in Somalia…