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The BFHI aims to promote an enabling environment and support new mothers in breastfeeding

Supporting breastfeeding to boost child survival

FREETOWN, December 4 2017 --- This November, Sierra Leone’s…
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ICASA 2017

The biggest AIDS Conference in Africa, opens in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

04 December 2017 - The 19th ICASA International Conference for Africa…
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Dr Moeti calls for greater commitment to access, diagnosis and treatment for children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS

Dr Moeti calls for greater commitment to access, diagnosis and treatment for children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS

03 December 2017 - At the margins of the ICASA 2017, the WHO Regional…
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HIV experts take stock of progress and challenges in tackling HIV among children and young adults, ahead of ICASA 

Abidjan, December 3, 2017 - As thousands of international…
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The Minister of Health Dr Aceng (Purple outfit) and the WHO representative Dr Jack Abdoulie (black outfit) listen to Dr Thomas Strecker from WHO during the commissioning of the mobile laboratory at Kapchorwa District Hospital

WHO deploys mobile laboratory to support Marburg outbreak response

Kapchorwa 2 December 2017:- The World Health Organization (WHO) in…
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Ms. Nanyonga training the VHTs at Ngenge sub-county in community mobilization

Village Health Teams Contribute Tremendously to the Marburg Response in Eastern Uganda

Moses (not real name) is a resident of Kaproron, in Kween district,…
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Message of the Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, on World AIDS Day 2017

As we mark World AIDS Day on 1 December, whose theme this year is “…
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Health Cabinet Secretary Dr Cleopa Mailu (centre) launches the International Certification mission to certify Kenya Guinea Worm free. He is accompanied by WR Kenya Dr Rudi Eggers, 4th left, chairman of the team Dr Joel Breman, 5th left, and part of the rest of the team

Kenya’s chance for Guinea Worm FREE status

December 1, 2017             …
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Plague contact tracing in Madagascar

Encounters with plague: tracing and preventing infection

November 2017 - In Madagascar, where a severe plague epidemic has…
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Government of Sweden and four UN agencies announce new Joint Programme to boost efforts to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health and to end AIDS

This World AIDS Day, December 1, the Government of Sweden, together…
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