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Maternal and child health centre opens in Peni, Chad

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Chad’s Health Minister, Abdelmadjid Abderahim, inaugurated a health centre in Peni, in Mandoul Province, on 18 October 2026. Funded by the Islamic Development Bank and built as part of a maternal and child health project implemented by UNICEF, it is one of 15 centres built, equipped or rehabilitated in the province in 2026, Le Pays Tchad reports.

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