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Climate change increases risk of outbreaks in Africa

Climate change increases risk of outbreaks in Africa

Gabriel Mabikina has lived most of his 80 years of life in the…
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Title Getting ready for health emergencies in Africa

Getting ready for health emergencies in Africa

Earlier this year Nigeria experienced its largest Lassa fever…
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WHO is scaling up response to a fast-moving cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s capital

WHO is scaling up response to a fast-moving cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s capital

Harare/Brazzaville 13 September 2018 - The World Health…
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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom and WHO Regional Director Dr Matshidiso Moeti visiting Ebola treatment centre in Mangina

WHO calls for free and secure access in responding to Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

BENI/BRAZZAVILLE 12 August 2018 – WHO’s global and African regional…
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Survivor Didier Ipete

After Ebola: a recent survivor starts to rebuild

Since he was a teenager, Didier Ipete wanted to run his own store. He…
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WHO supports 16 African countries to protect against Listeriosis

WHO supports 16 African countries to protect against Listeriosis

20 March 2018 | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo – The World Health…
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On the frontlines of the fight against Lassa fever in Nigeria

On the frontlines of the fight against Lassa fever in Nigeria

In early January, John had one of the most terrifying experiences of…
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WHO moves to contain Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak

13 February 2018, ABUJA - The World Health Organization is scaling up…
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Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people, its biggest yellow fever campaign ever

Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people, its biggest yellow fever campaign ever

24 January 2018, Abuja - The Government of Nigeria will launch a mass…
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WHO official in a planning meeting with a district risk communication team

Government of Uganda confirms outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic and Rift Valley fevers

The Ministry of Health in Uganda confirmed an outbreak of the Crimean…
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