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This independent evaluation of the contribution of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia during the period 2020–2025 assesses country-level...
7 November 2025
Global leishmaniasis surveillance updates 2024: consolidating gains and new initiatives
Leishmaniasis remains a major health problem in 4 eco-epidemiological areas of the world: the Americas, East Africa, North Africa and West and South-East...
25 January 2025
Elimination of visceral leishmaniasis as a public health problem in Kenya – progress and challenges
Leishmaniasis is one of several endemic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Kenya. The disease occurs mainly in 3 clinical forms: visceral leishmaniasis...
Anopheles stephensi, a highly competent vector of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax, is considered an efficient vector of urban malaria. Until 2011, the...
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