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Strong involvement of communities in surveillance is crucial to preventing the local transmission of the Ebola virus

Communities and coordination are crucial in fighting Ebola

Close to the border with the Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo (…
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Participants included 31 PHEOC trainers from 22 Member States of the WHO African Region and the WHO Mediterranean Region

Public Health Emergency Operations Centres strengthened through training

In response to the more than 100 public health emergencies that occur…
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Launch of Scale-up Plan for Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment

Uganda Launches Scale-up Plan for Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment

 Kampala, 4th July 2019: - The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth…
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A local official receives a dose of oral cholera vaccine in Tshilenge, July 2019

More than a million people to be vaccinated in phase 2 of a huge cholera vaccination campaign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Phase 2 of the biggest ever oral vaccination campaign against cholera…
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Public Health Emergency Operations Centres strengthened through training

In response to the more than 100 public health emergencies that occur…
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WHO intervention during the UN - development partners meeting

Universal Health Coverage identified as Strategic Programmatic Area of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework in Cabo Verde

The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) working…
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Dr Owen Kaluwa presenting a citation to a blood donor group

Ghana commemorates World Blood Donor Day; Safe blood for all.

On 14 June 2019, Ghana joined the global community to celebrate World…
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22ª Reunião da Aliança da OMS para a eliminação do Tracoma no Mundo até o ano 2020 (GET2020)

WHO Alliance for the Global Elimination of Trachoma (GET2020) meets in Maputo

Maputo, 27 June 2019 - More than 180 trachoma specialists from…
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