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Raising taxes on tobacco: good for health, good for economies

Arusha, 23-26 October 2017: Tobacco use is one of the leading…

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Bringing the human and animal health sectors closer: The National Bridging Workshop

Dar es Salaam, 16 - 18 October 2017: Human health and animal health…

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Prevent Road crashes -- Obey the Law – Save lives!

Kilimanjaro, 16 - 23 October 2017: This year, the United Republic of…

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WHO and partners meet to reflect on progress made in expanding access to medicines through the EC/ACP/WHO Renewed Partnership Project

The final meeting of the EU/ACP/WHO Renewed Partnership on…

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WHO convenes experts to enhance capacity for schistosomiasis control across the sub-Sahara Region

Schistosomiasis also known as Bilharzia is an acute and chronic…

Training in session

WHO supports capacity building for enforcement of and compliance with tobacco control regulations in Zanzibar

The government of Zanzibar recently endorsed tobacco control…

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Best Practice: Tanzania ramps up surveillance to tackle threat of polio

The government of Tanzania is battling an outbreak of cholera that…

Participants engaged in the planning and preparatory session prior to the AAR

Taking stock of lessons learnt from the Cholera outbreak response in Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is battling an outbreak of Cholera…

The United Republic of Tanzania launches the National Action Plan for Health Security

“Building resilience, strengthening global health security!” was the…

Building a results-driven WHO workplan in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, 7- 8 August 2017: In WHO, accountability for results…