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From right to left, Dr (Mrs) T. Director General Health Services, Dr Joy St John, Assistant Director-General Climate and Other Determinants of Health , WHO Geneva, Dr Hon. A. Husnoo, Health Minister, Mauritius, Mr Guness, Senior Chief Executive, Dr M. Bagayoko from WHO AFRO and Dr L. Musango, WHO Representative in Mauritius, during a press conference following the closure of the WHO Global Conference on 21-22 March 2018 in Mauritius

Building Resilient Health Systems to Climate Change Among SIDS

Health Ministers and Environment Ministers, Experts, Officials and…
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The top table following proceedings during the opening

Annual peer review and planning workshop for Anglophone national malaria programmes in Africa takes place in Harare

A workshop on annual peer review of progress and planning for…
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WHO official demonstrates proper hand-washing at Kasango Cholera treatment center in Kyangwali refugee camp

WHO continues to Support Response to Cholera Outbreak in Refugee Settlement

Hoima, 22 March 2018:- On 19th March 2018, twenty (20) new patients…
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On the trail of Lassa fever in southern Nigeria

On the trail of Lassa fever in southern Nigeria

Nafissa Ikerodah is both a detective and diplomat of sorts. On a…
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Health workers on duty at the TB Unit at the Lakka Government Hospital

New treatment facility offers promising results for drug-resistant TB patients

29-year old Alpha* is among the first patients treated for multidrug-…
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Rwanda’s Minister of State for Public and Primary Health care, Dr. Patrick Ndimubanzi flanked by WHO Rwanda OIC Dr Dr Juliet Bataringaya and UNICEF Representative to Rwanda Mr Ted Maly at the official opening of the 2018 IST/ESA EPI Managers’ Meeting

ESA EPI Managers and partners meet in Kigali to deliberate on immunization

Nearly two hundred participants from East and Southern African (ESA)…
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WHO supports 16 African countries to protect against Listeriosis

WHO supports 16 African countries to protect against Listeriosis

WHO works with 16 African countries to prepare for the potential…
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On the frontlines of the fight against Lassa fever in Nigeria

On the frontlines of the fight against Lassa fever in Nigeria

In early January, John had one of the most terrifying experiences of…
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