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WHO Ethiopia hosts the Polio Outbreak Response assessment team

WHO Ethiopia hosts the polio outbreak response assessment team

ADDIS ABABA, 17 July 2023 | The polio outbreak response assessment (…
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WHO supports Rodrigues outer island to conduct risk profiling workshop using the Strategic Toolkit for Assessing Risks (STAR)

The Rodrigues Health Commission, Mauritius Ministry of Health and…
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WHO Zimbabwe Country Representative a.i Professor Jean-Marie Dangou(Left),Dr. Patience Maunganidze, MoHCC Deputy Director of the Mental Health Department (middle) and Friendship Bench Director Professor, Dixon Chibanda

Mental Health Revolution in Zimbabwe: FRIENDZ Project Aims to Reach 1 million People

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Harare, Zimbabwe - Like most Sub-Saharan…
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National Medicines Policy Reviewed and Validated

National Medicines Policy Reviewed and Validated

The Ministry of Health, with support from WHO convened the health…
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Team Zambia Successfully Trained on Implementation of Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMS) Pilot Study

Team Zambia Successfully Trained on Implementation of Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMS) Pilot Study

In a significant step towards strengthening Zambia’s health system…
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Multi-hazard Emergency, Preparedness and Response Plan disseminated in districts

Multi-hazard Emergency, Preparedness and Response Plan disseminated in districts

In the wake of several public health events that have unfolded in the…
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Polio message placard

WHO calls for a high-quality supplementary vaccination campaign to boost polio immunity in under 15 children in Malawi

Lilongwe - The World Health Organization has called on government,…
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Donor Partner Monitoring Field Trip Sparks Confidence

Donor Partner Monitoring Field Trip Sparks Confidence

On 10 July 2023, a partner monitoring field visit was conducted in…
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Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula and Executive Director of MHSS, Mr Ben Nangombe with the newly appointed National Drug Control Commissioners

Minister Shangula Inaugurates the National Drug Control Commission

Namibia became a member of the United Nations at Independence in 1990…
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Once children are protected against polio, they are marked on their fingers to confirm their vaccination status

Africa’s polio certification commission calls for urgent action to bolster vaccination

Kinshasa – With 117 confirmed cases of circulating variant…
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