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The participants from Ministry of Health, WHO Staff and the WHO Representative, Dr. Jacob Mufunda in the front row (right)

WHO Country Office conducts a workshop for orientation of Ministry of Health staff from the Northern Region on WHO’s Business Rules

Lusaka, 25 January 2017 - The WHO Country Office in Zambia…
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Hon. Minister of Health, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya, delivering his key note address at the high level stakeholders meeting on NCDS and development in Zambia

Zambian government places multi-sectoral control and prevention of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) on centre stage following the 5-9 December 2016 visit of UN Inter-Agency Task Force on NCDs.

Lusaka, 12 December 2016 - The Zambian Government was honoured…
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The Vice President of the Republic of Zambia, Her Honour, Mrs Inonge Mutukwa Wina, launching the inaugural National Health Week in Lusaka

Zambia launches the first ever National Health Week to stimulate a “Whole of Government and Whole of Society effort” in health promotion and tackling of Non-communicable diseases

Lusaka, 30 November 2016 – The Vice President of the Republic of…
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District Medical Officers, Senior Medical Superintendents, Medical Officers and Heads of Clinical Care at the GBV orientation workshop in Lilayi

WHO Supports Orientation of Health Institutional Heads in the management of Gender Based Violence survivors

Lusaka, 15th November 2016 - The WHO Country Office in collaboration…
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Participants from Provincial medical Offices comprising Provincial Medical Officers, Planners and Accountants.

WHO Zambia conducts a workshop for Senior Ministry of Health staff on Understanding WHO Business Rules

Lusaka, 14 November 2016 - In order to improve the understanding…
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Hon. Minister of Health, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya (centre), WHO Rep., Dr. Jacob. Mufunda (right), Programme Manager for Health Promotion, WHO AFRO, Prof. D. Munodawafa, at the HiAP workshop.

WHO Supports a Workshop on Health in All policies for government Ministries

Lusaka, 14 November 2016 - The WHO Country Office in…
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Minister of Health, Hon. Chitalu Chilufya flagging off the march at the launch of the national MR vaccination campaign in Lusaka.

More than 6 million Zambian children to be vaccinated against measles and rubella in a nationwide vaccination campaign.

Lusaka,  21 September 2016 - In its continued efforts to…
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Ministry of Health conducts a training workshop on the National District Information System (DHIS2) for WHO Country Office staff

Lusaka, 24th August 2016 - WHO Country Office staff are…
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Mr. Billy Mweetwa, Essential Drugs and Medicines Advisor at the WHO Country Office, making a presentation at the conference

Third Annual Pharmacy Research Conference held in Zambia

The third Annual Pharmacy Research Conference was held in Lusaka from…
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The marchers displaying their banners showing the national VCT Day 2016 campaign theme in Mumbwa district

National Voluntary Counselling and Testing Day commemorated on 30th June in Zambia under the theme “HIV testing: Key to reaching 90-90-90 target”

Lusaka, 12 July 2016 – The National HIV Voluntary Counselling…
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