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Opening Ceremony, Dr Innocent Turate, Head of Department IHDPC, RBC

Rwanda conducted initial self­- evaluation on International Health Regulations(IHR)

The Ministry of Health with WHO support organized from 12 to 16 March…
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Independent Advisory Group (IAG) meets in Rustenburg, South Africa, from 20-21 March 2018.

Advisory group recommends actions to strengthen WHO’s work in African Region

The Independent Advisory Group (IAG) established to provide strategic…
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Improving TB treatment and control in West and Central Africa

The search for innovative and effective ways of tackling tuberculosis…
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A TB patient receives treatment drugs from the Minister of Health on Sarah Opendi as other health workers look on

Uganda to prioritize awareness creation and treatment of MDR-TB

Maureen (not real name), an HIV+ mother of two, is a Multi-Drug…
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Prof. Tomori (2nd from the Right) Chairman and members of 35th ERC.

Experts accede to impressive progress by Nigeria’s Polio Eradication programme.

Abuja, 28 March 2018 - The 35th Expert Review Committee for Polio…
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Fati Niger, Queen of Hausa music, rehearsing songs on cholera, meningitis and Lassa fever prevention in a recording studio in Maiduguri, Borno state. Photo credit: WHO/CE.Onuekwe

WHO partners with Fati Niger, popular Nigerian-based singer, to create awareness on cholera, meningitis and Lassa fever prevention.

Maiduguri, 28 March 2018 -  “When I heard the voice of my favourite…
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Call made for Leaders for a TB free Zimbabwe

The call was made during the commemoration of World TB Day which was…
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Minister for Health, Hon. Ummy Mwalimu, witnessing a child taking the new child-friendly TB medicine

Tanzania launches new TB medicine formulation for children

Dar es Salaam, 20 March 2018: The introduction of pediatric…
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