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Dr Delanyo Dovlo, Director of Health Systems and Services for WHO African Region making a presentation on UCH Scoping mission

Health Systems Strengthening for Universal Health Coverage Scoping mission in Eritrea

This important workshop was officially opened by the Director General…

Mr Abdulaziz Gwarzo EPI consultant training vaccinators during the phase II meningitis campaign

Amid insecurity, WHO scaling up routine immunization coverage in South Sudan

Amid widespread conflict where over 1.9 million people displaced due…

Honorable Dr Riek Gai Kok, Minister of Health addressing the delegates during Joint Appraisal meeting

WHO and GAVI Alliance Partners along with the Ministry of Health strategizes to vaccinate over 485 000 children under one year of age in 2018

Despite widespread conflict and insecurity, South Sudan has witnessed…

Training of Lassa fever contact team in Esan Central LGA

Government commends WHO for swift response to contain Lassa fever in Edo state

Benin, 20 February 2018 - As the Lassa fever outbreak continues in…

WHO Country Representative in South Africa, Dr Rufaro Chatora, presenting on “Sustainable development goals: where are we?”

WHO leads and conducts “Health in All Policies” workshop in Gauteng Province Research and Innovation Summit

As part of ongoing initiatives and programmes to provide integrated…

IMS team meeting reviewing the response

WHO and the health cluster support the response to the suspected food poisoning in Bor South County in South Sudan

Juba, 19 February 2018 – Following an alert of suspected food…

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WHO moves to contain Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak

The World Health Organization is scaling up its response to an…

Experts agree on guidelines to boost vaccine uptake through improved communication

Experts agree on guidelines to boost vaccine uptake through improved communication

Health experts from over 15 countries have begun a two-day meeting in…