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WHO Representative, Dr Magda Robalo, US Ambassador Ms Wanda Nesbit, Khomas Regional Governor, Mr Samuel Nuuyoma, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Social Services Mr Kahuure, Khomas Regional Director Mr Taapopi at the World TB commemoration pose with 12 years old TB patient, Petrus Dumeni who was diagnosed and successfully completed TB treatment

Namibia Commemorates World Tuberculosis Day with "Stop TB in my Lifetime"

World Tuberculosis (TB) Day was commemorated on 29 Match 2012 under…

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Eritrea Conducted National Tuberculosis Program Review

The Ministry of Health, with the support of WHO, conducted a national…

Meeting of the survey team members and WHO consultants during the pilot survey in Kontagora, Niger State, Nigeria

Nigeria Finally Starts Population Based Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey with WHO Support

The National TB control programme under the Federal Ministry of…

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Tuberculosis in the Kingdom in the Sky

Lesotho, often called the "Kingdom in the sky", has one of the…

Lesotho Celebrates World TB Day 2011

World TB Day was celebrated on 24th March at Botsabelo Multi–Drug…

The 18th Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) African Region, Held from 3-5th March, 2011 Abuja, Nigeria

Theme, ‘’TB, TB/HIV and other lung diseases: challenges to the…

The World Health Organization in the African Region and The Global Fund strengthen collaboration to support countries

Brazzaville/Geneva, 12 November 2010 -- Dr Luis Gomes Sambo the…

Training Workshop on Laboratory-Based Assessment and Surveillance of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Kigali, 10 August 2009 -- Rwanda has hosted from the 10th to the 14th…

WHO launches plan to jointly fight TB and HIV

Collaborative approach to speed distribution of AIDS treatment and…

Dr Sambo urges countries to address TB resistance to medicines

Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) 31 August 2010 – WHO Regional…