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A Bahamian mother holding her newborn baby, symbolizing the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV following WHO certification.
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Bahamas Eliminates Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Landmark Public Health Achievement

Michael Gwarisa

Michael Gwarisa In a significant public health milestone for the Caribbean, The Bahamas has been certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, marking a major step forward in the country’s long-running fight against the virus. The certification places The Bahamas among a small but growing group of countries

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Biggest Global Vaccine Catch-Up Delivers Over 100 Million Childhood Doses, but Millions Still Miss Routine Immunisation

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Health Correspondent A global vaccination recovery drive launched in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has delivered more than 100 million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countries, helping close dangerous immunity gaps caused by years of disrupted immunisation services. The initiative, known as The Big Catch-Up (BCU), was launched during

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following successful treatment for early-stage prostate cancer
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Has Prostate Cancer

Michael Gwarisa

Michael Gwarisa Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyau was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer following routine post-surgical monitoring, but doctors say treatment was successful and the lesion has completely disappeared. According to an official medical report dated April 20, 2026, the Prime Minister had previously undergone treatment on December 29, 2024, for benign enlargement of the

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Symbolic grave installation in Epworth, Harare, created to raise awareness about Zimbabwe’s unsafe abortion public health crisis
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Press Release: Mysterious Grave in Epworth Revealed as National Intervention for Public Health Crisis

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HARARE, ZIMBABWE – [24 April, 2026] A striking public installation of graves that appeared overnight in Epworth sparking widespread curiosity, public speculation, and viral social media debate has been revealed as a deliberate national intervention to spotlight Zimbabwe’s escalating public health crisis of unsafe abortion. The installation marks the launch of “In the Shadows of Epworth,” a

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