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Nigeria Pushes Agenda for Empowering Human Resource for Health

Abuja, Nigeria 26 November 2014- The Federal Ministry of Health…
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Mrs Roman Tesfaye, the First Lady of Ethiopia and Ambassador for Nutrition said that improving the nutrition of children starts from the household level by making use of nutritious foods that are easily available.

Ethiopia’s Ambassador for Nutrition Calls for Acceleration of Nutrition Efforts at the Household Level

Bahir Dar. 25 November 2014. A high-level Nutrition Advocacy Mission…
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WHO Director-General visits Mali to bolster UN support to the Ebola outbreak

Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, visited an Ebola treatment…
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A woman pregnant with her first child awaiting her delivery date with her mother at the shelter constructed in the Negash Health Center compound, Tigray.

Addressing Social Determinants of Health through Community Care Coalitions in Tigray

Addis Ababa. 21 November 2014 – A project established by the Tigray…
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Kenya’s WHO country Representative Dr Custodia Mandlhate (in green) with Health Secretary Mr James Macharia at the 3-day Africa Health Conference which opened in Nairobi, November 24, 2014. The conference called for African-based solutions to health challenges.

International Health Conference calls for Africa-based Solutions

An international  Africa health conference opened in Nairobi,…
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When Ebola came calling: how communities in Sierra Leone faced the challenge

When Ebola first swept through Port Loko District, Sierra Leone the…
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Dr. Pascal Mkanda addressing the Survey team

Polio Sero-Prevalence Surveys-Confirming Population Immunity as crippling disease disappears.

Abuja, Nigeria 20 November 2014 - By the end of October 2014 Nigeria…
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WHO Representative Visits Uganda’s Prime Minister

Kampala, 19th November 2014:- The World Health Organization…
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