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Statement from the United Nations Country Team in Sierra Leone over the rape and murder of a young woman at Lumley Beach, Freetown

Freetown, 19 August 2015 - The UN Country Team (UNCT) in…
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UN Presents Personal Protective Materials and Equipment to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOH&SW)

Banjul, The Gambia, 1st September 2015 - The United Nations System in…
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Hon. Minister, Dr Parirenyatwa, and WR Zimbabwe, Dr Okello pre-senting their statements at the launch

Zimbabwe launches Public Health Association

Harare, 18 August 2015:  The Zimbabwe Public Health…
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The President of Guinea (third from right) with the WHO Country Representative and experts from CDC and WHO

President Alpha Condé : The Ebola virus vaccine is effective. But the fight goes on. We must move quickly towards full-scale production

Conakry (Guinea), 17 August 2015 (WHO): The President of Guinea, Mr…
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Asbestos use continues in Africa despite severe health warnings

Brazzaville, 17 August 2015 – Asbestos is a severe cancer-causing…
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Sierra Leone down to the last chain of Ebola virus transmission

Freetown, Sierra Leone – 17 August 2015: Use of rapid response teams…
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Liberia heightens vigilance as it begins another 42-day countdown to be Ebola-free

Monrovia, 13 August 2015 – Liberia has embarked on another 42-day…
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A Liberian doctor, Moses Soka, runs the Ebola Survivors Clinic that opened recently at the Redemption Hospital in Monrovia WHO/C. Bailey

Ebola survivors clinic opens in Monrovia

Surviving Ebola is only part of the story. Many patients experience "…
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