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WHO Representative, Dr Pierre M'pele-Kilebou delivering a keynote address at the Ethiopia Healthcare Infrastructure & Pharma Investment Summit.

The First Healthcare Infrastructure and Pharmaceutical Investment Summit holds in Addis Ababa

WHO works with the Government of Ethiopia to strengthen local…
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East African countries urged to strengthen measures against Ebola

NAIROBI. 17 SEPTEMBER 2014 - A two-day High Level Multi-Sectoral…
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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 Ebola at the African Union, 13 August 2014.

Ethiopia Strengthens Preparedness for Ebola

Following the outbreak in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria,…
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The delegates saw immunization taking place at Adisalem Health Centre, Oromia Region

Parliamentarians Visit WHO to See the Results of Canada's Investment

Improving the health of mothers, newborns and children and reducing…
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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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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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