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Lesotho develops National Business Continuity Plan

Lesotho recently completed a training session on the development of a…

Director PEPFAR flanked by unicef on the right and WHO Representative on the left

PEPFAR’S Director of Programs visits Cameroon - Meets with partners involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS at WHO Country Office

The Director of programs PEPFAR (The United States President’s…

The State Minster of Health H.E. Jehan Deng shows off the key for the new maternity ward moments after receiving it from Dr Abdi Aden Mohamed, WHO Representative for South Sudan, the Canadian Ambassador to South Sudan Nick Coghan and the contractor who built the maternity ward

Improving maternal health in Jonglei State: new maternity ward established, 7 February 2013

7 February 2013 – Nine months after starting work in Bor State…

Speeding up access to quality medicines in Africa

In many countries, medicines are required to go through a national…

66th session of the Federation of International Civil Servants’ Association (FICSA) begins in Brazzaville, Congo

WHO Regional Director for Africa underscores the need to work to…

WHO Ethiopia Newsletter - Feb 2013 - Guinea worm special edition

About this issue... The WHO country office produces a monthly…

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The launching of National Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Lesotho

The Kingdom of Lesotho launched its National Cervical Cancer…

Sierra Leone launched the first round 2013 polio immunization campaign on 24 January 2013 in Moyamba District. This was integrated with the Maternal and Child Health Week (MCHW) Campaign The event was launched by Dr Abu Bakarr Fofanah, Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation (MoHS). In his address Dr Fofanah stated that scaling up of maternal and child health services is a high priority on the government’s agenda. He urged the full participation of stakeholders for a successful outcome of the campaign. “A

Sierra Leone Launches Integrated Maternal and Child Health Interventions

Sierra Leone launched the first round 2013 polio immunization…