Over 500,000 children have been protected against eight killer but vaccine-preventable diseases -tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, measles and hepatitis B, and homophillus influenza B - throughout…
Read moreThe Ministry of Health, with the support of WHO, conducted a national TB program review from 15 to 23 March 2012. The review was conducted with a technical support of a team of five external reviewers from the WHO Reg…
Read moreTo promote and sensitize all staff on the objectives of the international women’s day, the WHO Country Office marked the event on the 8th of March at the WCO Cafeteria. The WR gave a brief opening remark that emphasiz…
Read moreEritrea, adhering to the global commitments to tackle the appalling human and economic losses from road traffic accidents, launched the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. The launching ceremony was held …
Read moreWorld Health Day was nationally commemorated in Eritrea on April 7, 2011 under the theme, “Combat Drug Resistance: No action today, No cure tomorrow”. The event was marked through a conference and a panel discussion o…
Read moreThe Tenth Eritrean National Book Fair was held from 18 to 27 March 2011 in Expo Compound under the theme “School Libraries: foundation to Reading Culture”. The fair which is an annual public event was officially opened b…
Read moreEritrea has been officially certified free of Dracunculiasis transmission. This was officiated with a Letter of Certification from the WHO Director General, Dr Margaret Chan, which was delivered by Dr Idrissa Sow, WHO…
Read moreWorld AIDS Day was nationally commemorated in Eritrea on December 1, 2010 under the theme, “Universal Access and Human Rights,” in the capital city. In Asmara, the event was marked at the Bahti Meskerem Square in the …
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