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Saving lives through streamlined emergency care

FREETOWN, December 15 2017 --- In 2017, a new programme was…
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Dr Abu Bakarr Fofanah, Minister of Health and Sanitation launching the new national five-year strategy and policy for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) in Freetown

New strategy launched to help tackle maternal, child deaths in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, 6 November 2017 --- Today a new national five-year strategy…
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A child being vaccinated against polio in Freetown on day one of the four days campaign

Nationwide house-house polio supplementary immunization campaign starts in Sierra Leone

Today Sierra Leone starts a four day nationwide house-house…
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Strengthening immunization services is at the heart of ending polio

Namibia Continues to invest in Polio Eradication

 Today the national taskforce for poliovirus containment in the…
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Participants of the AOTC 2017 summit at AU Nelson Mandela Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Acting on the call (AOTC) 2017 Summit kicks off in Addis Ababa: “Let’s make the world a better place for mothers and children”

Addis Ababa, 24th August, 2017: The 4th Acting On The Call (AOTC)…
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Photo of a nurse attending to Moses while Ebie looks on. The child's health has improved considerably due to the quality of care he received at the hospital

Improving emergency care for sick children

Ebie Williams brings her grandchild, Moses, to the main government…
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