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WHO team training community volunteers and health workers on the use of AVADAR in Gurai, South Sudan.

Fighting polio, one SMS at a time!

Health workers and community volunteers in remote and security-…
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New milestone towards a polio-free world, but there is no time to relax

Brazzaville, 24 October 2019 – In another historic step for humanity…
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More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against measles, rubella and polio in mass campaign

More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against measles, rubella and polio in mass campaign

Kampala, 15 October 2019 – Uganda is set to immunize more than 18…
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Vaccination

More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against Measles, Rubella and Polio in Mass Campaign

Kampala, 15 October 2019 – Uganda is set to immunize more than 18…
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WHO in Africa offers small research grants on the innovative use of GIS towards polio eradication

WHO in Africa offers small research grants on the innovative use of GIS towards polio eradication

Brazzaville, 10 October 2019 – The Polio Eradication Programme in the…
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Searching for polio in unusual places in Tanzania

Searching for polio in unusual places in Tanzania

“I have been a sewerage operator for more than 20 years now,” says…
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Africa today heads into the last mile to be free of wild polio

Africa today heads into the last mile to be free of wild polio

Brazzaville, 21 August 2019 – Africa today passes a milestone…
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Health Week in Sofala

More than 435.000 children in Sofala province will be protected against measles, polio and rubella during Health Week in Mozambique

Beira, 6 May 2019 - Every year the Ministry of Health of…
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Ayuba Gufwan’s

From neglect to inspiration: Ayuba Gufwan’s story

Ayuba Gufwan, 46, spent his childhood crawling on his hands and knees…
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Polio vaccination in Mozambique

Polio vaccination resumes in cyclone Idai affected areas

Disaster creates new challenges for teams responding to Mozambique…
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