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Onchocerciasis, or 'river blindness', is a vector-borne disease spread through the repeated bites of infected blackflies

Advancing neglected tropical disease elimination in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, January 15 2018 --- With support from WHO, Helen Keller…
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Orientation of WCO staff on the ERF in progress

WCO-Gambia staff introduced to the new Emergency Response Framework (ERF)

BANJUL: 30 January 2018: Staff at the WHO Country Office (WCO) have…
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Poor sanitation and hygiene are factors fueling the Cholera epidemic in Karonga district

WHO urges Karonga District Health Office to intensify Cholera outbreak interventions in identified risk areas of the district

The World Health Organization country office in Malawi conducted an…
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Onchocerciasis, or 'river blindness', is a vector-borne disease spread through the repeated bites of infected blackflies

Advancing neglected tropical disease elimination in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, January 15 2018 --- With support from WHO, Helen Keller…
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Dr Matshidiso Moeti

The 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union kicked off in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, 28 January 2018 - Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional…
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Dr Matshidiso Moeti

The 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union kicked off in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, 28 January 2018 - Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional…
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Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people, its biggest yellow fever campaign ever

Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people, its biggest yellow fever campaign ever

24 January 2018, Abuja - The Government of Nigeria will launch a mass…
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WHO official in a planning meeting with a district risk communication team

Government of Uganda confirms outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic and Rift Valley fevers

The Ministry of Health in Uganda confirmed an outbreak of the Crimean…
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Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people, its biggest yellow fever campaign ever

Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people, its biggest yellow fever campaign ever

24 January 2018, Abuja - The Government of Nigeria will launch a mass…
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Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people, its biggest yellow fever campaign ever

Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people, its biggest yellow fever campaign ever

24 January 2018, Abuja - The Government of Nigeria will launch a mass…
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