{"id":4192,"date":"2025-03-27T02:01:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T23:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=4192"},"modified":"2025-03-27T02:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T23:01:03","slug":"ministry-of-health-enlists-religious-leaders-in-fight-against-malaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/ministry-of-health-enlists-religious-leaders-in-fight-against-malaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Health Enlists Religious Leaders in Fight Against Malaria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kampala Uganda<\/strong> &#8211; Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Diane Atwine has called upon religious leaders to join the fight against malaria.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She urged them to raise awareness and dispel misconceptions about malaria vaccines while engaging with religious leaders on the introduction of the malaria 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