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Sherrie Bangura, an Ebola survivor and founder of "Rescue team", a network of more than 90 Ebola survivors in Port Loko district, Sierra Leone WHO/P. Desloovere

Sierra Leone's Rescue Team: Ebola survivors supporting each other

The "Rescue Team", an association set up by Ebola survivors to help…
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Cabinet Secretary James Macharia meets with the HOA-TAG chairman Dr Jean-Marc Olive’ during the meeting.

Polio outbreak increasingly under control in the Horn of Africa

Nairobi Kenya, 9 February 2015 - The Horn of Africa Technical…
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A pledge of commitment for a polio-free Ethiopia

Drop by drop closer to polio-free Ethiopia

Jigjiga/Wardher, 9 February 2015 - A pledge of commitment for a polio…
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Sierra Leone: Increasing community engagement for Ebola on-air

WHO’s social mobilization team is using radio to reach communities…
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WHO/P. Desloovere

Restarting immunization in Ebola-affected village

One of the great challenges in this Ebola outbreak is finding ways to…
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Sierra Leone: Restarting immunization in Ebola-affected village

One of the great challenges in this Ebola outbreak is finding ways to…
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WHO/Ali Ngethi

Cholera prevention measures reduce transmission among displaced people in South Sudan

When violence erupted in South Sudan at the end of 2013, tens of…
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Disinfecting spectators’ hands with hand sanitizing gel at the Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea, 2015 WHO/Nicolas Isla

Protecting fans from Ebola at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea

Thanks to preparedness activities by Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of…
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