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Group photo of delegates Validation Meeting WHO Representative Minister of Health

Seychelles takes the lead as the first country in the African Region to adapt and validate the WHO/AFRO’s 3rd Edition Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response (IDSR) Technical Guidelines

Seychelles, 30th August 2019 - Every year, countries in the African…
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Buruli Ulcer Article_Chineye's Leg

Buruli ulcer: An infectious disease thriving in unsanitary environments

Abuja, 30 August, 2019 - “My daughter will never be beautiful again,…
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Protecting devotion from cholera in pilgrimage sites in Ethiopia

Protecting the devoted from cholera in pilgrimage sites in Ethiopia

The pilgrims sometimes come by the thousands. They come by foot, by…
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António Bélio, Nutrition Supervisor, DPS in Sofala

António Bélio, Nutrition Supervisor, DPS in Sofala

António Bélio is a Nutrition Supervisor, responsible for Nutrition at…
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Health leaders see urgency of better coordination among partners for delivering universal health coverage in Africa

Health leaders see urgency of better coordination among partners for delivering universal health coverage in Africa

African health leaders urged development partners to better…
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Opening ceremony, Dr J M Dangou, NCDs_AFRO(left), Dr G Ndayisaba, D M NCDs_MoH, Dr W. Maina, Tob_AFRO(right) (2)

The WHO Africa Gates Tobacco Control Project Review Meeting kicked off in Kigali

Kigali, 27th August 2019: The World Health Organization (WHO), in…
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Searching for polio in unusual places in Tanzania

Searching for polio in unusual places in Tanzania

“I have been a sewerage operator for more than 20 years now,” says…
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The Honourable Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Dr Unity Dow (right), receiving the credentials of the WHO Representative to Botswana, Dr Josephine Namboze (left)

Dr Josephine Namboze, the new WR to Botswana, presents her Credentials to the Honourable Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation

Gaborone, Botswana - 22 August 2019: This morning, the new World…
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