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Action towards Elimination: Regional Partnership Striving to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases

Brazzaville, 8 February 2017 - Fourteen countries set to…

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Uganda intensifies battle against HIV/AIDS through the launch and dissemination of consolidated guidelines

The Director General of Health services in Ministry of Health (MoH),…

Mothers Groups Have Been Trained as Peer Educators on Nutrition

Thousands reached through community health engagement in Sierra Leone

New data released today by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and…

World Malaria Report 2016

Malaria control vastly improves in Sierra Leone, but collective action needed to ‘tap’ the disease

FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, 13 December 2016 - The World Health…

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Tackling malaria in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has one of the highest burdens of malaria in the world.…

Honorable Minister of Health Dr Peter Kumpalume, MP speaking to participants at the opening ceremony of the TOT cervical cancer capacity building workshop

Training of Trainers on cervical cancer prevention and control for the AFRO 10 countries – Sunbird Capital Hotel, Lilongwe

From 7 to 12 November 2016, the Ministry of Health and the World…

Honorable Minister of Health Dr Peter Kumpalume, MP speaking to participants at the opening ceremony of the TOT cervical cancer capacity building workshop

Training of Trainers on cervical cancer prevention and control for the AFRO 10 countries – Sunbird Capital Hotel, Lilongwe

From 7 to 12 November 2016, the Ministry of Health and the World…

Monkeypox in Central African Republic

On 6 September 2016, the Ministry of Health staff from Haute-Kotto…

Experts discuss progress in the battle against tobacco use in Africa

Brazzaville/Algiers, 10 October 2016 – Tobacco control experts…

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Niger: Rift Valley Fever (Situation as of 05 October 2016)

A total of 90 cases and 28 deaths (CFR: 31%) reported between 02…