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01 Professor Isaac Adewole, Nigeria's Minster of Health

Stakeholders validate National Strategic Health Development Plan for cohesive implementation framework

Abuja, 18 May 2017 - This week, stakeholders converged in Abuja from…
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MUAC measurement shows child on malnutrition red alert Photo-WHO_Chima O

WHO-supported Severe Acute Malnutrition training comes at critical time

With an estimated 300,000 children in north-eastern Nigeria suffering…
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IPM team members dissect a rat suspected of being infected with plague. Photo: Institut Pasteur Madagascar

Plague outbreak in remote Madagascar puzzles investigators

Plague, though terrifying, is nothing new in Madagascar, where around…
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Participants at the opening of the workshop

WHO supports steps to develop the country’s National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance

Victoria, Seychelles, 16th May 2017 - The World Health Organisation (…
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Madam Kamazoue Abatan, food vendor. She is a beneficiary of early diagnosis and prompt treatment.

Togo is Saying Goodbye to Elephantiasis

No longer ashamed Mr. Tchazimon Essohanani, 58, is a father of six…
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The WHO in Malawi supports College of Medicine and Welcome Trust with equipment for the multicounty survey on abortion related morbidity

Lilongwe 15 May: The World Health Organization country office in…
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03 - A child being vaccinated against measles in Laniya

WHO and partners reach displaced families with lifesaving supplies and services, in Lainya, the Greater Equatoria Region of South Sudan

Juba, 10 May 2017 - Despite intense insecurity, WHO and partners…
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WHO Liberia staff review packaging information for specimens from victims who died after attending a wake and funeral on 21/22 April. These additional specimens were shipped on 12 May for investigations in Europe and Africa.

Update on unexplained cluster of deaths – Liberia

10 May 2017
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