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Families collecting their bed nets at a distribution point in Ngiehun Village in Kenema District, Eastern Sierra Leone

Photo story: Looking back on Sierra Leone’s biggest ever bed net campaign

In June 2017, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation with partners…
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Monaco et l’OMS aux côtés des pays du Sahel pour éliminer le paludisme

Jeudi 1er juin 2017, Mme Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Directreur Général…
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One of the external reviewers from IST Mr Anderson Chinorumba delivering findings of the review during a meeting at Happy Valley Hotel.

Malaria elimination by 2020 is possible in Swaziland

06 June 2017 - The Kingdom of Swaziland is among 21 countries…
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Huge bed net campaign kicks off in Sierra Leone

Huge bed net campaign kicks off in Sierra Leone

1 June 2017 - Today Sierra Leone kicked off bed net distributions to…
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Various organisations joined in the march past to mark World Malaria Day

Zambia launches the National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan to guide the efforts targeted at the realisation of the vision of a Malaria free Zambia by 2021

Lusaka, 26 April 2017 – On 25 April 2017, which is the World Malaria…
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Professor Adewole speaking during 2017 WMD

Minister of Health Canvasses All-Inclusive Involvement In The Fight Against Malaria

Abuja, 25 April 2017 - In response to the theme of the 2017 World…
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Parliament of Uganda pledges support towards tackling Malaria in Uganda

Members of the Parliamentary forum on Malaria and those from the…
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Uganda launches the second campaign for universal coverage of long lasting insecticidal nets

Uganda launched the second universal coverage campaign for Long…
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Malaria control vastly improves in Sierra Leone, but collective action needed to ‘tap’ the disease

FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, 13 December 2016 - The World Health…
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Tackling malaria in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has one of the highest burdens of malaria in the world.…
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