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Seychelles takes the lead as the first country in the African Region to adapt and validate the WHO/AFRO’s 3rd Edition Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response (IDSR) Technical Guidelines

Seychelles, 30th August 2019 - Every year, countries in the African…
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António Bélio, Nutrition Supervisor, DPS in Sofala

António Bélio, Nutrition Supervisor, DPS in Sofala

António Bélio is a Nutrition Supervisor, responsible for Nutrition at…
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Protecting devotion from cholera in pilgrimage sites in Ethiopia

Protecting the devoted from cholera in pilgrimage sites in Ethiopia

The pilgrims sometimes come by the thousands. They come by foot, by…
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Protecting devotion from cholera in pilgrimage sites in Ethiopia

Protecting the devoted from cholera in pilgrimage sites in Ethiopia

The pilgrims sometimes come by the thousands. They come by foot, by…
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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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The Acting Director General of Health Services Dr Henry Mwebesa, Hon Alok Shama getting an explanation about the temperature scanners from health workers.

UK Minister Impressed by Ebola Work done in Uganda

Kasese, 22nd August 2019:- The United Kingdom (UK) through its…
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WHO and Africa CDC agree on joint actions to improve health security in Africa

WHO and Africa CDC agree on joint actions to improve health security in Africa

Brazzaville, 22 August 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and…
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African health ministers agree to an all-fronts push to control the rise in vector-borne diseases

African health ministers agree to an all-fronts push to control the rise in vector-borne diseases

Brazzaville, 22 August 2019 – With countries in Africa experiencing…
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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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Strategic plan to reduce malnutrition in Africa adopted by WHO Member States

Strategic plan to reduce malnutrition in Africa adopted by WHO Member States

Brazzaville, 21 August – A strategic plan to reduce the double burden…
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