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WHO celebrates 10 years of tobacco control in the African Region

Nairobi, 25 February 2015 – On 27 February, the World Health…
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From right to left: Dr Adiele Onyeze, Dr Owen Kaluwa, Mrs Rejoice Nkambule and Mr Vusi Lokotfwako during the official opening of the workshops

Swaziland embarks on neglected tropical disease mapping survey

The Kingdom of Swaziland through the Bilharzia and Worms Control…
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Kenya hosts commemoration to accelerate comprehensive implementation of WHO FCTC in the African Region

Nairobi, 25 February 2015 -- The WHO meeting to commemorate the…
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Dr Moeti washes her hands at the entrance of the District Emergency Response center in Port Loko, Sierra Leone. WHO / P. Desloovere

WHO Regional Director for Africa concludes first leg of visits to Ebola affected countries

24 February 2015, Freetown - Today, the World Health Organization's…
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Dr Moeti shakes the hand of Sherrie Bangura (black t-shirt), Ebola survivor and founder of 'The Rescue Team', a network of Ebola survivors in Port Loko district. WHO / P. Desloovere

WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti visits Sierra Leone

Freetown, 22 February 2015 -- Today, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the newly…
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Margaret Dudu, now fully recovered from cholera is grateful to health partners for treating her and providing her with information to prevent the disease in future

Health partners appeal for funds to meet South Sudan’s priority needs in 2015

When Margaret Dudu, a 30-year old mother of two, visited her mother…
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The WHO Representative, Dr. Rufaro Chatora and the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Donan Mmbando exchanging the certificates of transfer.

WHO provides equipment for Ebola and Pandemic Influenza preparedness in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, 20 February 2015 - The WHO Tanzania country office…
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01 First child in the Federal Capital Territory to receive inactivated polio vaccine

Nigeria introduces inactivated polio vaccine into routine immunization schedule

Abuja, 20 February 2015 -- Nigeria has introduced the inactivated…
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