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WHO information note: Guidance for immunization programmes in the African Region in the context of Ebola virus disease

As a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the…
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Second African Regional Conference on Immunization(ARCI), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 06 December 2010 - 08 December 2010

Theme: “Reaching every child with immunization.” The specific…
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Eradicating Polio in the African Region: 2011 Annual Report

Polio eradication remains one of the top priorities for WHO in the…
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Mid-Level Management Course for EPI Managers

The aim of MLM training is to enable immunisation managers at all…
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Meningitis vaccination campaign to reach 300 million by 2016

Chad has launched a mass campaign to vaccinate nearly 2 million…
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WHO identifies key health priorities in the Central African Republic

On 17 December, WHO team visited the displacement camp near Mpoko…
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Global Polio Eradication Initiative - April 2010

Situation analysis At the start of 2010, 9 countries in west and…
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Second African Vaccination Week, 23-28 April 2012

The African Region commemorates from 23 to 28 April 2012 the second…
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Call for Nominations: Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group (RITAG)

The WHO Regional Office for Africa is soliciting proposals for…
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End of a century-long scourge?

As this year's meningitis season comes to a close, Felicity Thompson…
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