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WHO calls for robust global efforts to end transmission of leprosy infection

WHO calls for robust global efforts to end transmission of leprosy infection

23 September 2016 | Geneva | New Delhi | Beijing − The World Health…
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Towards improved processes and timelines for review of clinical trials in the African Region

First AVAREF TCC and SC Meetings, held in Kigali, Rwanda, 20–23…
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Six candidates proposed for WHO Director-General election

23 September 2016 – Six candidates have been proposed by WHO Member…
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WHO hosts Malaria Surveillance, Monitoring, & Evaluation – Operational Research (SM&E-OR) Technical Working Group meeting

September 2016 - The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office…
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Minister of Health, Hon. Chitalu Chilufya flagging off the march at the launch of the national MR vaccination campaign in Lusaka.

More than 6 million Zambian children to be vaccinated against measles and rubella in a nationwide vaccination campaign.

Lusaka,  21 September 2016 - In its continued efforts to…
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An infant receiving OPV in Maiduguri, Borno State for the first time

Polio outbreak: Nigeria expands scope to stop further transmission

Abuja, 21 September 2016 - The scope of the second polio outbreak…
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UN Commission: New investments in global health workforce will create jobs and drive economic growth

20 September 2016, NEW YORK - The Presidents of France and…
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Uganda Ministry of Health launches the National Coordination Committee for Tuberculosis

The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng launched the National…
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