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Children queuing for meningitis vaccination

Borno Scales Up Preparedness for Meningitis Outbreak

Maiduguri, 11 April 2017 - Although, Borno has reported 22 suspected…
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Various awareness raising activities took place across Sierra Leone on depression throughout April 2017

Tackling mental illness after Ebola

Following the Ebola crisis, a decade-long Civil War and with…
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Dr Alemu administering oral polio vaccine to a child in a Borno IDP camp

Northeast Humanitarian Crises-WHO Reaffirms Commitment to Full Implementation of Emergency Programme

Maiduguri, 10 April 2017 - The World Health Organization (WHO) is  …
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A community member putting the new technology into use to report suspected AFP cases in her locality

Using SMS technologies to enhance polio surveillance

A new SMS-based reporting system has been introduced in Sierra Leone…
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Governor of Yobe welcoming WR to Yobe Government House in Damaturu

Yobe State Governor Lauds Collaboration with WHO for Decline in Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Damaturu, 10 April 2017 - The Executive Governor of Yobe state,…
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British High Commissioner visits Botswana Country Office

Gaborone, Botswana, 7 April 2017 - Her Excellency, Katie Ransome, the…
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On behalf of Dr Abdulmumini Usman, the WHO Representative to South Sudan, Mr Evans Liyosi reads the address of the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti

South Sudan commemorates World Health Day 2017

Juba, 7 April 2017 - Under the theme “Depression.
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“Depression: Let’s talk” - WHD 2017 celebrations in Cabo Verde

“Depressão: Vamos conversar.” - This years’ World Health Day theme…
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