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WHO Ethiopia staff briefing Ethiopian Airlines crew members on Ebola Virus Disease on 15 August 2014.

WHO: Air travel is low-risk for Ebola transmission

14 AUGUST 2014. GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
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Dr Mary Tapgun, African Union Commission Medical Services Directorate, Dr Pierre M’Pele-Kilebou, WHO Representative to Ethiopia, H.E. Dr. Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko, African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs, and Ms. Wynne Musabayana, Deputy Head of Division, African Union Commission Information and Communication Directorate, and H.E. Amidou Toure, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso, briefed the media on the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa in a press conference at the

The African Union Commission Pledges One Million to Ebola Response

The African Union Commission and the World Health Organization Urge…
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L-R: Dr Pierre M’Pele-Kilebou, WHO Representative; Ato Abebe Balcha, Ethiopia's Goodwill Ambassador for Mental Health; Dr Shekhar Saxena, Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse of WHO.

There is No Health without Mental Health - Reforming Mental Health Services in Ethiopia

Ethiopia holds first National Mental Health Symposium  
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Half-day Orientation on Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak Preparedness and Response, L-R: WHO Representative, Director of Medical Services, FMoH, and Deputy Director General of EPHI.

Ethiopia One Step Ahead of the Ebola Virus

Addis Ababa. 6 August 2014 – A half-day orientation on…
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A mother donates blood to save mothers at the blood drive during the 1.5km 'walk for blood'.

One-Month World Blood Donor Day Campaign Ends

Safe blood for saving mothers
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Honorable Ato Abadula Gemeda, Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives, receives WHO award for the House's contribution towards tobacco control in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia's Parliament Champions Tobacco Control

WHO Awards the House of Peoples' Representatives for its Contribution…
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WHO Spokesperson, Glenn Thomas

Honoring a Departed Colleague

WHO's Glenn Thomas dies in MH17 Crash
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Change @ WHO Ethiopia

Change @ WHO Ethiopia

WHO reform taking shape in the country office.
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WHO Ethiopia Moves to New Office Facility

WHO Ethiopia Moves to the New Office Facility in the UNECA Compound…
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Participants of the International Consultative Workshop on Dengue Prevention and Control Strategies, Addis Ababa, 21-22 July 2014.

Ethiopia Steps Up Actions for Dengue Prevention and Control

Addis Ababa.
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