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Bué Fixe completes three health workshops in São Tomé

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The Bué Fixe Association completed a cycle of three workshops on prevention and health on 29 September 2026 at the National Library of São Tomé and Príncipe. Launched in July, the project brought together around 122 participants, according to Telanon.

The Bué Fixe Association completed a cycle of three workshops on prevention and health on 29 September 2026 at the National Library of São Tomé and Príncipe, with around 122 participants. Launched in July, the initiative brought together women, young people, girls and boys from the country’s different districts.

The workshops covered mental health, menstrual health and the prevention of cervical cancer, among other topics marked by taboos, misinformation, fear and silence, according to the Bué Fixe Association.

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