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Eradicating Polio in the African Region: 2011 Annual Report

Polio eradication remains one of the top priorities for WHO in the…
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Declaration on Acceleration of HIV Prevention efforts in the African Region

Declaration on Acceleration of HIV Prevention efforts in the African Region

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Press briefing on Africa Malaria Day held Nairobi

Brazzaville, 25 April 2003 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is…
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Second African Regional Conference on Immunization(ARCI), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 06 December 2010 - 08 December 2010

Theme: “Reaching every child with immunization.” The specific…
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Tuberculosis

Key facts Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death…
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Indicators for TB control in Africa improve, but still fall short of global targets

Harare, 4 April 2003 -- Treatment success and case detection…
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African Public Health Leaders Unite to End Preventable Deaths and Improve Health of Women, Children and Adolescents by 2030

Regional Stakeholders Convene to Shape Global Strategy for Women’s,…
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Special Ministerial Meeting on Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa Accra, Ghana, 2 - 3 July 2014

In an effort to interrupt further spread of the Ebola virus in the…
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WHO encourages countries to act now to reduce deaths from viral hepatitis

20 July 2016, Geneva - Ahead of World Hepatitis Day, 28 July…
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Meeting Calls for “Smart Investments” for enhanced impact on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria

Brazzaville, 10 March 2014 – The 5th Inter-Agency Meeting on…
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