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WHO supported training of over 800 health professionals and support staff on surveillance, infection prevention and control, and use of personal protective equipment.

WHO Ethiopia in Humanitarian Action

WHO Country office Ethiopia is playing an essential role in…
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WHO staff on the ground essential to breaking Ebola transmission chains

Freetown/ Brazzaville, 24 August 2015 – Ongoing efforts to get…
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Uganda carries out Polio outbreak response simulation exercise

Kampala, 21th August 2015:- Ministry of Health and World Health…
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Chair of the HOA-TAG Dr Jean-Marc Olive’, left, with head of UVIS Dr Ephantus Maree and WR Kenya Dr Custodia Mandlhate

HOA-TAG calls for improved Polio Surveillance and Routine Immunization

The 13th Horn of Africa Technical Advisory Group meeting on polio has…
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A view of the slowly advancing lava and the extent of the damages caused by it in the community of Chã das Caldeiras

Fogo volcanic eruption 2014-2015 : From the onset to the post-disaster assessment – The role of the WHO

On the 23rd of November 2014 a volcanic eruption occurred on the…
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WHO providing emergency life-saving health services to internally displaced persons in South Sudan

Juba, 19 August 2015 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and…
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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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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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