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Teenage girl breastfeeding her newborn baby while WHO Representative, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses and Mr Thomas Shapumbu, Kunene Regional Health Director looks on

Opuwo Health District will get a Maternity Waiting Home

Expectant mothers in the Kunene region will soon be able to have…
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Minister of Health, Uganda, Dr Aceng makes her remarks at the opening of the meeting

Countries commit to scaling-up IDSR to tackle guinea worm disease in Africa

Experts from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya…
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Participants from 47 countries and development partners

WHO scales up implementation of integrated disease surveillance tools in Africa

The World Health Organization Health Emergencies program (WHE) will…
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Left to right: Ms. Cunningham (USAID), Dr, Aceng (Minster of Health), Ms Girma (UNICEF) and Dr. Nanyunja (WHO)

Uganda hosts Inter-agency meeting on Neonatal health for Eastern and Southern Africa

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO-AFRO)…
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Diane Irakoze a écouté avec attention les conseils pour bien utiliser sa moustiquaire

Campagne nationale de distribution de moustiquaires imprégnées : un engouement certain

A jour 3, la campagne prévue pour durer 5 jours se déroule comme…
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The landslide which started in Regent devastated homes, communities and waterways along its path

Mitigating health risks in the wake of disaster

FREETOWN, September 21 2017 --- On the morning of 14th August 2017,…
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One year after Nigeria emergency declaration.

Eight years of conflict and crisis in north-eastern Nigeria have left…
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Field worker demonstrating snail collection

WHO convenes experts to enhance capacity for schistosomiasis control across the sub-Sahara Region

Zanzibar, 12-16 September 2017: Schistosomiasis also known as…
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Children and adults are receiving the vaccine across disaster-affected areas

Emergency cholera vaccination campaign kicks off in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, 15 September 2017 – Sierra Leone’s first ever Oral Cholera…
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WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria Wheel for Contraceptive Use, 2015

Increased access to quality family planning services is key to the health of adolescent girls and young women

Partners in Namibia meet to adapt WHO Global Medical Eligibility…
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