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Mr Evans Liyosi, WHO South Sudan Representative a.i. addressing the community on the Cash Reward programme for reporting of Guinea Worm Disease in Tonj State. Photo WHO.

WHO and the Carter Center supports the cash reward programme for reporting of Guinea Worm Disease in Tonj State, South Sudan

5 September 2017, Tonj State, South Sudan– the Ministry of Health,…
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Eradicating dracunculiasis

Eradicating dracunculiasis: Chad intensifies national campaign as ninth human case is confirmed

6 September 2017 | Geneva -- The Ministry of Public Health of Chad…
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The WHO rapid response team training frontline health workers on malaria diagnosis and treatment. Photo WHO.

South Sudan’s malaria toll highlights disease burden in war-torn nation

Malaria infections are on the rise in South Sudan, with more than 1.3…
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Kifa Bashir (center) in a discussion with the community leaders in Babile Woreda. Photo: WHO/Tseday Zerayacob

Looking out for Acute Watery Diarrhoea in Somali region: A day in the life of a World Health Organization (WHO) surveillance officer in Ethiopia’s Somali region

Kifa Bashir is a WHO Disease Surveillance Officer assigned to Faffan…
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Flooding has caused massive displacement and increase health risks for affected communities

Sierra Leone to begin cholera vaccination drive in disaster-affected areas

FREETOWN, 5 September 2017 – Half a million people in Sierra…
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African Health Ministers pledge firm actions against yellow fever

African health ministers currently meeting for the 67th Session of…
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Autour du Représentant de l'OMS (Costume), les journalistes des différents médias de Bujumbura

Séance de sensibilisation des refugies au camp de Bwagiriza

Bwagiriza, un des quatre camps de réfugiés du pays, placés sous la…
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Unveiling health research priorities in the African Region

Unveiling health research priorities in the African Region

Brazzaville, Congo 4 September 2017 - Health research experts are…
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