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A South Sudanese boy examins a cloth filter The Carter Center

Former President Jimmy Carter to address British parliament on dracunculiasis eradication

23 September 2016 | Geneva | New Delhi | Beijing − The World Health…
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Read the full article: WHO revises onchocerciasis guidelines as countries approach elimination targets

WHO revises onchocerciasis guidelines as countries approach elimination targets

Geneva, 22 January 2016 - The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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WHO Ethiopia Neglected NTD Coordinator Dr Abate Mulugeta overseeing the deworming in a school in Addis Ababa

Ethiopian School-Based Deworming Campaign Targets 17 Million Children

ADDIS ABABA, 15 December 2015 | More than 17 million children…
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WHO joins international calls to invest more in defeating human rabies transmitted by dogs

WHO joins international calls to invest more in defeating human rabies transmitted by dogs

28 September 2015 - The World Health Organization (WHO),  The…
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WHO calls on countries to eliminate rabies

WHO calls on countries to eliminate rabies

10 December 2015 -- Currently, about 80% of people exposed to rabies…
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