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WHO Representative to Namibia, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses (left), speaking at the event; alongside Dr Britta Lohrke from Ministry of Health and Social Services (middle)

WHO, NAMBTS and MOHSS celebrate World Blood Donor Day

Windhoek, 14 June 2017 – The World Health Organization Namibia…
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Door-to-door health monitoring visits are conducted in Koropara, Guinea WHO Guinea/Lancei Touré

Liberia and Guinea step up coordination to stem new cases of Ebola

WHO and Ministry of Health teams in Guinea and Liberia have…
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In equatorial Congo, WHO and its partners respond to an Ebola outbreak

In the tiny village of Gukpale, deep in the equatorial forests of Bas…
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WHO declares the end of the most recent Ebola virus disease outbreak in Liberia

Liberia, 9 June 2016 – Today the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Ebola – a test too far for one little girl

In Guinea, the Ebola outbreak continues and resources are needed to…
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What is early recovery?

WHO is working with the Ebola-affected countries in developing plans…
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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO and partners rapidly and effectively coordinate the response to Ebola

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO and partners rapidly and effectively coordinate the response to Ebola

Multidisciplinary teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are…
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A GeneXpert diagnostic testing set-up in the INRB lab in Kinshasa. This diagnostic tool was adapted during the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa to rapidly test for the disease. Results are ready in one hour. Photo: WHO/A. Clements-Hunt

New technology allows for rapid diagnosis of Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Laboratory testing of samples is essential to rapidly assess the…
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Ebola outbreak

From the ground up: rebuilding health systems in the wake of Ebola

As the emergency phase of the response to the Ebola outbreak winds…
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DRC: Response to The Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Bas-Uele

LIKATI: First joint visit of the Minister of Health and the WHO…
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