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WHO supports the orientation of Zambian Members of Parliament on Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development.

The World Health Organization Country Office provided support to the…
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WHO continues to build capacity of nurses for baby friendly hospitals in the context of COVID-19

WHO continues to build capacity of nurses for baby friendly hospitals in the context of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone disrupted the health system,…
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Internal appraisal of the Child Health Immunization Programme with technical support of WHO

Tracking progress to improve immunization and essential health services for children during COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has finalized an internal…
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MCH Week, HPV Vaccine administration

The integrated Mother and Child Health Week during COVID-19 Pandemic in Rwanda

Rwanda concluded on 19th June its biannual Integrated Mother and…
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WHO staff supervising activities in the districts

Zambia has embarked on the first round of the annual Child Health Week campaign to protect the health of children and adolescent girls amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Zambia like many other countries has faced challenges of safely…
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Making school environment healthy and conducive for learning in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has commenced the process of developing a National…
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Participants from Botswana, Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and the WHO Representative in Uganda Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam

WHO Trains Health workers from Nine African Countries on Improvement of Congenital Birth Defects Surveillance

Kampala, November 20, 2019: - The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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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

MBUJI-MAYI / GENEVA, 3 JULY 2019 -- Phase 2 of the biggest ever…
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With Bakhita on her lap, Tereza encourages Ajonga to breastfeed her granddaughter, baby Akot.

In South Sudan, grandmothers breastfeed malnourished grandchildren

It’s a busy morning at the inpatient unit for malnourished children…
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Algeria and Argentina certified malaria-free by WHO

Algeria and Argentina certified malaria-free by WHO

Geneva, 22 May 2019 – Algeria and Argentina have been officially…
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