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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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Ebola vaccines for Guinea and the world

More than 11 000 people in Guinea participated in a WHO-led trial to…
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WHO coordinating vaccination of contacts to contain Ebola flare-up in Guinea

Hundreds of people who may have been in contact with 8 individuals…
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Liberia: Mr Tamba Alpha, surveillance officer, is inspecting isolation rooms at a Voinjama checkpoint with Mr Charles Ntege, WHO county coordinator. WHO/M. Winkler

Staying at zero: Keeping Liberia Ebola free

Over a month has passed since Ebola transmission ceased in Liberia.…
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Direction de la Communication/Manuel Vitali

Monaco et l’OMS aux côtés des pays du Sahel pour éliminer le paludisme

Jeudi 1er juin 2017, Mme Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Directreur Général…
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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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President of Uganda launches fast-track initiative on ending HIV & AIDS in Uganda by 2030

The President of Uganda H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni launched “The…
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One of the external reviewers from IST Mr Anderson Chinorumba delivering findings of the review during a meeting at Happy Valley Hotel.

Malaria elimination by 2020 is possible in Swaziland

06 June 2017 - The Kingdom of Swaziland is among 21 countries…
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