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The first edition of the "Juba Walk the Talk Drive"

The first edition of the "Juba Walk the Talk Drive"

Juba, 17 October, 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
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Community health worker assessing a sick child in a community

WHO and the Nigerian government collaborate to curtail child mortality in the country

Minna, 17 October 2019 - In Njediko community of Niger state,…
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The WHO Regional Director for AFRICA, Dr M Moeti (centre, front row), with participants and facilitators at the AACHRD meeting

Dr Moeti convenes the African Advisory Committee on Health Research and Development

Gaborone, Botswana - 15 October 2019: The WHO Regional Director for…
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WHO supports health ambassadors in updating their registers after an immunization session at BHC Danfusan, Kiyawa LGA, Jigawa State

Health Ambassadors boost vaccine coverage in Nigeria’s Jigawa State

Dutse, 04 October, 2019 - In Jigawa State in northern Nigeria,…
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More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against measles, rubella and polio in mass campaign

More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against measles, rubella and polio in mass campaign

Uganda is set to immunize more than 18 million children younger than…
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Ms. Norwu Howard, Dep. Health Minister, Dr. Mesfin G. Zbelo, WHO Country Rep. a.i., Dr. William Maina, WHO AFRO Project Officer for Tobacco and other high-profile delegates at the Tobacco Taxation Policy and Health Financing Workshop in Monrovia

Liberia Hosts Multi Countries Workshop on Tobacco Taxation Policy and Sustainable Health Financing

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Vaccination

More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against Measles, Rubella and Polio in Mass Campaign

Kampala, 15 October 2019 – Uganda is set to immunize more than 18…
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Defeating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo motivates a community to confront other diseases with handwashing

Defeating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo motivates a community to confront other diseases with handwashing

“These hands are our most important tools of work but can also be a…
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