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Ghana: looking after its older people

Ghanaians are living longer. The proportion of the population older…

Cross-section of participants

Minister Sey opens National Health Sector Strategic

The African Region is still dominated by very high prevalence of…

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A Tale and Plight of three Ebola Survivors in Kibaale District

“I will continue to love and serve…” Few people, if any, would…

The WHO Representative, Dr. Rufaro Chatora delivering his handing over speech

The World Health Organization hands over 17 computers to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to strengthen medicines management in the districts

On the 11th of October, 2013, the WHO Country Office handed over to…

Ensuring Quality Standards for Malaria Diagnostics

Malaria accounts for a high burden of morbidity and mortality in all…

African Traditional Medicine Day

Lichinga, Niassa, 30-31 Aug 2013 – The dirt road leading to the…

Ethiopia launches campaign to immunize 13 million children against polio

Addis Ababa, 3 October 2013 – Ethiopia on Thursday 3 Octobe

From left: His Excellency, Salva Kiir Mayardit, the president of the Republic of South Sudan, Hon Dr Riek Gai Kok, Minister of Health, Republic of South Sudan, the Canadian Ambassador to South Sudan his Excellency Nick Coghlan, and Dr Abdi Aden Mohamed, the WHO South Sudan Head of Office

WHO inaugurates the construction of new maternity complex in Yambio and Wau hospitals

The World Health Organization with support from the Canadian…