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Deaths from Democratic Republic of the Congo measles outbreak top 6000

Deaths from Democratic Republic of the Congo measles outbreak top 6000

With the death toll from the world’s worst measles epidemic in the…
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Border point screening for Ebola

Ministry of Health Lauds Partners for Support during Ebola Preparedness Response in Uganda

Kampala 6 January 2020: - The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng…
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African Regional Certification Commission team reviewing immunization data at Orieru Primary Health Care centre, Ibadan North West LGAi

Count down Polio eradication –ARCC concludes verification of documentation in Southern Nigeria.

Abuja, 27 December 2019 - In the final lap of certifying Nigeria, a…
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Opening of the Policy Workshop: Dr (Mrs) J. Sonoo, Consultant Pathology addressing the audience. Seated from left to right: Dr J. Carter, WHO Consultant, Dr B. Ori, Director Health Services, Dr S. Manraj, Director, Laboratory Services and Dr A. Samura, Technical Officer from WHO Mauritius

Building Consensus on the National Laboratory Policy

A Policy workshop was held on 19 December 2019 by the Ministry of…
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Measuring blood pressure

Ministry of Health and Social Services trains trainers to strengthen the clinical care of non-communicable diseases at the periphery

Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) exerts a growing burden on mortality…
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WHO Representative, Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses

Engaging stakeholders around key achievements in the health sector

The World Health Organization in Namibia engaged stakeholders from…
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Dr Boureima Hama Sambo, WHO Representative to Ethiopia, presenting his credentials to the Ethiopian State Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Dr Markos Tekle.

The New WHO Representative to Ethiopia presents his credentials to State Minister of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia

The recently appointed WHO Representative to Ethiopia, Dr Boureima…
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The World Health Organization- country office for South Africa in partnership with the National Department of Health (NDoH) organized the "National Colloquium on Universal Health Coverage in South Africa

South Africa commemorates the Universal Health Coverage day to garner support for UHC from all key stakeholders

The World Health Organization- country office for South Africa in…
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