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World No Tobacco Day

Smoking kills 14,000 people every day in the world: “Tobacco – a treat to development”

Every May 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners mark…

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Government and Partners Review Northeast Health and Nutrition Emergency Response Project

Maiduguri, 14 June 2017 - The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH)…

WHO Representative to Namibia, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses (left), speaking at the event; alongside Dr Britta Lohrke from Ministry of Health and Social Services (middle)

WHO, NAMBTS and MOHSS celebrate World Blood Donor Day

Windhoek, 14 June 2017 – The World Health Organization Namibia…

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Engendering stronger partnership- Taraba State Governor visits WHO office in Nigeria

Abuja, 13 June 2017 - The Taraba State Governor, His Excellency…

Ebola outbreak

From the ground up: rebuilding health systems in the wake of Ebola

As the emergency phase of the response to the Ebola outbreak winds…

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In equatorial Congo, WHO and its partners respond to an Ebola outbreak

In the tiny village of Gukpale, deep in the equatorial forests of Bas…

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WHO coordinating vaccination of contacts to contain Ebola flare-up in Guinea

Hundreds of people who may have been in contact with 8 individuals…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO and partners rapidly and effectively coordinate the response to Ebola

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO and partners rapidly and effectively coordinate the response to Ebola

Multidisciplinary teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are…