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Cuban medical team concludes a successful Ebola response support mission to Liberia

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has produced increasing circles of…

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29th ERC: Nigeria well positioned to interrupt transmission of WPV

Abuja, Nigeria 23 January 2015 - The 29th Expert Review Committee (…

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Meningitis A vaccine now recommended in routine immunization schedules

Brazzaville, 20 January 2015 – The World Health Organization (…

More than 2.5 million people reached in emergency response campaign with anti-malarial medicines in Sierra Leone

Two successive emergency response campaigns in Sierra Leone to…

Government of Mali and WHO announce the end of the Ebola outbreak in Mali

Bamako, 18 January 2015 - Malian authorities and the World Health…

Zimbabwe hosts SADC Malaria Day

Vic. Falls, 16 Jan. 2015 Zimbabwe, which is the…

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - 16th January 2015 - The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) in collaboration with the Prime Ministers’ Office, Department of Disaster Management (PMO-DMD) for the first time held the high level sensitization meeting to discuss Ebola Virus Disease country preparedness. The meeting which took place in Dar es Salaam was officiated by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Donan Mmbando and Representative of the Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister

The United Republic of Tanzania hosts a high level sensitization meeting on Ebola Virus Disease country preparedness

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - 16th January 2015 - The Ministry of…

“I encourage all mothers to give birth at a health facility and seek post-natal care after delivery. No woman should die while giving life.” – Sister Beletech Tekle, Midwife, Addis Ababa.

No Woman Should Die while Giving Life: Safe motherhood month calls for zero home deliveries

Every year, the month January, is marked as safe motherhood month to…