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Vaccines received from the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) being loaded

WHO secured over 562 000 doses of oral cholera vaccine for pre-emptive campaigns in South Sudan in 2018

Juba, 19 July 2018 – To mitigate the risk of cholera outbreaks…

Baseline assessment of the national Viral Hepatitis response in Namibia

Staff members from WHO AFRO’s Communicable Disease Cluster (CDS)…

A call to action

South Sudan held a high level Polio Transition Advocacy and Resource Mobilization meeting to prevent the collapse of key immunization health system functions

Juba, 17 July 2018 – To ensure maintenance critical immunization…

Participants and facilitators at the Leprosy Lower Burden Countries meeting

Botswana Hosts a Meeting for Lower Leprosy Burden Countries – 27 to 29 June 2018

Gaborone, Botswana - 20 July 2018: Botswana government recently…

Demonstration of donning and doffing of PPEs

WHO strengthened the National Public Health Laboratory to safely manage infectious specimens in South Sudan

Juba 6 July, 2018 – South Sudan is prone to emerging and re-emerging…

Minister of Health, Dr D. Gashumba with WHO Representative, Dr O. Olu in the opening ceremony of ESPEN Workshop

National Programme Managers and Partners Meet to Take Stock of Progress in the African Region

Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa

Meeting participants in a group photo

WHO strengthens sentinel surveillance for vaccine preventable diseases

Training participants and facilitators in a group photo

Tanzania launches training for national rapid response teams with focus on Ebola