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WHO staff administers Polio Vaccine during the OPV campaign in Uganda

No Vaccine Derived Polio Outbreak in Uganda

Kampala 27 July 2018:- In response to allegations made in the UN…
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Women with eligible children queue up for routine immunization at health facility in Kaduna.

Nigeria to avert over 160,000 deaths in children yearly, with introduction of rotavirus vaccine into immunization schedule.

Abuja, 24 July 2018 - Recognizing the magnitude of rotavirus related…
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The Minister of Health, Dr Riek Gai Kok addressing the press conference on the Guinea worm cases detected in the former Lakes State

South Sudan reports three new Guinea worm cases in Rumbek North and Rumbek Center

Juba, 23 July 2018 – South Sudan detected three new Guinea worm cases…
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Ebola outbreak in DRC ends: WHO calls for international efforts to stop other deadly outbreaks in the country

Ebola outbreak in DRC ends: WHO calls for international efforts to stop other deadly outbreaks in the country

24 July 2018 | Kinshasa/Geneva - Today marks the end of the…
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Group photo of participants at the Water Safety Plan validation workshop in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County

First Water Safety Plan for Buchanan Validated by the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) and Partners

Buchanan, 20th July 2018:   The first water safety plan for the…
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Vaccines received from the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) being loaded

WHO secured over 562 000 doses of oral cholera vaccine for pre-emptive campaigns in South Sudan in 2018

Juba, 19 July 2018 – To mitigate the risk of cholera outbreaks…
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Baseline assessment of the national Viral Hepatitis response in Namibia

Baseline assessment of the national Viral Hepatitis response in Namibia

Staff members from WHO AFRO’s Communicable Disease Cluster (CDS)…
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Trained technician at National Reference Laboratory Centre –Gaduwa, Abuja | NCDC/WHO

WHO supports improved diagnostic capacity to fast-track Lassa fever control 

Abuja, 17 July, 2018 - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
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Hon. Minister for Health speaking to children who attended the event

Be smart, Know about Sickle Cell Disease!

23 June 2018, Dar es Salaam: The Acting World Health…
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WHO Ethiopia delivers medical supplies to respond to IDP situation in Gedeo Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia

WHO prepositions medical kits to support disaster risk management in Gedeo Zone of Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, 16 July 2018 – On 12 July 2018, the World Health…
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