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Participants of the Consultatation Meeting on Enhancing Engagement of NGOs and CSOs on the END TB Strategy.

Community Engagement Key to Ending the TB Epidemic

ADDIS ABABA, 11 November 2015 | Nearly 90 communities, non-…
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Promoting family planning in rural communities

In Cabo Delgado, only 2.9% of women between 15-49 years are using a…
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Measles vaccination has saved an estimated 17.1 million lives since 2000

12 November 2015, Geneva - The number of measles-related deaths has…
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UN Task Force on NCDs : A call for joint action across the UN system to support Mozambique tackle non-communicable diseases

Maputo, 6 November 2015 – A joint mission of the United Nations…
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Affordable and effective vaccine brings Africa close to elimination of meningitis A

For a century, epidemics of meningococcal A meningitis, a bacterial…
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Community Health and Information Network (chain) with support from WHO convenes stakeholder meeting on patient safety

Kampala, 10th November 2015: Community Health and Information…
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H.E. First Lady, Mrs Roman Tesfaye and Honorable Dr Kesetebirhan Admasu, Minister of Health, displaying the Strategy document.

Ethiopia Launches New Cancer Control Strategy

Every year cancer claims thousands of lives in Ethiopia. The country…
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Dr Kessetebirhan Admasu, Minister of Health, speaking at the launching event of the HSTP.

Ethiopia Launches Its Health Sector Transformation Plan

Ethiopia launched its ambitious five-year Health Sector…
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