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The NPHL team testing samples

South Sudan establishes Rota sentinel surveillance to determine the extent of Rotavirus infection among children with acute diahorrea

Juba, 2 October 2018 – To determine the extent of Rota virus…
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Title Getting ready for health emergencies in Africa

Getting ready for health emergencies in Africa

Earlier this year Nigeria experienced its largest Lassa fever…
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Zimbabwe to vaccinate 1.4 million people against cholera in Harare

Zimbabwe to vaccinate 1.4 million people against cholera in Harare

The Government of Zimbabwe with the support of the World Health…
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WHO, UNCDA, NEMA & other partners supporting the Emergency Coordination Centre for Flood victims in Niger State Government

WHO works with government agencies to respond to floods across Nigeria

Abuja, 3 October 2018 - World Health Organization (WHO) is closely…
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Delegates from the five countries- Burundi, DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania & Uganda. Development partners are also present at the meeting

East African Countries intensify collaboration and Preparedness as Ebola Outbreak Continues in DRC

Entebbe, 3rd October 2018:- The on-going Ebola Virus Disease (…
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Dr Hon. A. Husnoo, Minister of Health and Quality of Life stating that ‘NCDs are major health concern of my ministry and by reducing NCD morbidity and mortality, we can reduce unnecessary suffering of the Mauritian population.’

Validation of the findings of the ‘National Assessment of the Health Systems for better Non-Communicable Disease outcomes’

Dr Anwar Husnoo, the Minister of Health and Quality of Life, opened…
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WHO and Africa CDC deepen collaboration on improving health security in the region

WHO and Africa CDC deepen collaboration on improving health security in the region

WHO and the African Centres for Disease Control strengthen their…
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WHO and AUC pledges deeper ties to improve people’s health in Africa

WHO and AUC pledges deeper ties to improve people’s health in Africa

With growing momentum to advance universal health coverage,…
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