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Preventing mother-to-child transmission of Hepatitis B

Zambia Joins the global community to commemorate the World Hepatitis Day

To mark the commemoration of the World Hepatitis Day 2020, the World…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 30 July 2020

30 July 2020 — Thirty-one (31) new COVID-19 cases were identified out…
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Africa closes in on one million COVID-19 cases

Africa closes in on one million COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 infections in Africa will exceed one million cases in the…
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Mr Alex Freeman facilitating the IPC training for lab personnel in Juba

With EU support, WHO enhances standard infection prevention and control practices in laboratories to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in South Sudan

Over 50 health workers in Juba have been trained this past week with…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 29 July 2020

29 July 2020 — Thirty-seven (37) new COVID-19 cases were identified…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 28 July 2020

28 July 2020 — Forty-seven (47) new COVID-19 cases were identified…
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Nigeria’s Minister of Health, briefing the media on 2020 World Hepatitis Day in Abuja/ Photo credit-

World Hepatitis Day-In Nigeria, an estimated 20 million people are chronically infected

Abuja, 28 July, 2020 - To commemorate the 2020 World Hepatitis Day,…
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Dr Faisal Shuaib (right) and Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo WHO Representative during the visit to NPHCDA Photo credit: WHO/Eromosele Ogbeide

WHO a veritable partner in achieving Nigeria’s Polio-free status, ED of NPHCDA affirms

Abuja, 27 July 2020 - The Executive Director (ED) of National…
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