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18-day old baby weighed before receiving vaccines

Contribution to Global Vaccine Action Plan: WHO Nigeria leaves no stone unturned

Abuja, Nigeria 24 June, 2014 - Poised towards the total  …
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WHO trains lawyers on international trade law, health and tobacco control

Entebbe 12th June 2014:- The World Health Organization Regional…
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Dr. Atsyor awards one of the regular blood donors

WHO hands over Blood Donation Van at World Blood Donor Day Ceremony

The theme for this year’s World Blood Donation Day was “Safe blood…
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Dr Luis Sambo lauds success of river blindness control and urges renewed commitment to tackle neglected tropical diseases in Africa

Washington DC/Brazzaville, 20 June 2014 -- The World Health
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East African experts deliberate on gender based violence

Entebbe, 18th June 2014:- In Uganda, 62% of Gender Based Violence (…
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Pricing and competition in specialist medical services, an overview for South Africa

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has…
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Boy sits under insecticide-treated bed net in Wonchit kebele, Dera Woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

Small Bite, Big Threat

Ethiopia Intensifies Action against Vector-Borne Diseases.
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L-R: Dr Samuel Okiror, WHO Horn of Africa Polio Coordinator, WHO; Dr Pierre M’Pele-Kilebou, WHO Representative to Ethiopia; Dr Kebede Worku, State Minister of Health; Mr Ali Abdullahi, Governor of Somaliland; Mr Abdufatah Mohammed Hassen, Vice President of Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State and Head of the Somali Regional Health Bureau; Mr Muhyadin Abdi, Mayor of Togwajale.

Cross-Border immunization activities step up polio eradication efforts in the Horn of Africa

Jigjiga. 13 June 2014 – Synchronized polio supplementary immunization…
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