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Tackling gender inequalities in health: a key to achieving universal health coverage in Ghana

Tackling gender inequalities in health: a key to achieving universal health coverage in Ghana

In Ghana, gender equality and equity are important commitments in…
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Hon. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Acero poses for a photo with Dr. Charles Njuguna (second from right), the WHO Uganda Incident Manager/Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Cluster Lead during the hand-over ceremony of in-kind contributions of medical supplies worth USD 1,123,672 to address the health impact of the drought and food insecurity affecting 19 districts of Karamoja, Lango, and Teso regions in Uganda.

WHO Strengthens Uganda's Efforts to Address the Health Impact of Drought and Food Insecurity in the Country

Kampala - World Health Organization (WHO) has provided in-kind…
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Handover Ceremony at MoH Uganda. From left to right: Dr Olaro Charles, Director Clinical Services - MoH; Dr. Charles Njuguna, the WCO Incident Manager; HE Kate Airey OBE, British High Commissioner to Uganda; HE Maria Håkansson, Ambassador of Sweden to Uganda; Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Acero, Uganda's Minister of Health; Dr Daniel Kyabayinze, Director Public Health - MoH

WHO and Partners Provide Vital Support to New Treatment Centre for Ebola Patients in Uganda

Kampala - Luxembourg, Sweden and the United Kingdom, through WHO,…
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First Doses of the Ebola Vaccine Trial being stocked at the National Medical Store in Kampala, Uganda

Historical record: Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrive in Uganda 79 days after outbreak declared

Kampala, Brazzaville, Geneva, 9 December 2022 – The first doses of…
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Community-based health insurance drives Ethiopia’s bid for universal health coverage

Community-based health insurance drives Ethiopia’s bid for universal health coverage

In late 2019, 68-year-old Meseret Belay, who lives in the…
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A child being vaccinated during the SIA campaign in Sokoto State

Reaching every child with vaccines in communities at risk of polio disease.

Sokoto, 9 December, 2022 - As the traditional head of Gagi community…
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First Doses of the Ebola Vaccine Trial being stocked at the National Medical Store in Kampala, Uganda

Historical record: Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrive in Uganda 79 days after outbreak declared

Kampala, Brazzaville, Geneva, 9 December 2022 – The first doses of…
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Historical record: Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrive in Uganda 79 days after outbreak declared

Historical record: Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrive in Uganda 79 days after outbreak declared

Kampala, Brazzaville, Geneva – The first doses of one of three…
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