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WHO welcomes landmark UN declaration on universal health coverage

WHO welcomes landmark UN declaration on universal health coverage

Today world leaders adopted a high-level United Nations Political…
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Civil protection director realizes the imperative of teaming with health sector in emergency responses in Cabo Verde

Civil protection director realizes the imperative of teaming with health sector in emergency responses in Cabo Verde

It was past midnight when the ringing phone shook Manuel Raimundo…
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Tanzanian authorities inform WHO they have no cases of Ebola

Brazzaville, 18 September 2019 – On 14 September, the World…
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Léa Kanyere, a contact tracer, from Mabolio District of Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo, is one of the first to be trained to use the Go.Data app.

Speeding up detection to slow down Ebola: Smartphone app is game-changer for contact tracing in hotspots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Standing in front of her house, Kavira Kasomo chats with Léa Kanyere…
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Léa Kanyere, a contact tracer, from Mabolio District of Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo, is one of the first to be trained to use the Go.Data app.

Speeding up detection to slow down Ebola: Smartphone app is game-changer for contact tracing in hotspots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Standing in front of her house, Kavira Kasomo chats with Léa Kanyere…
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Mothers and children at the Malaria vaccine roll-out in Homa Bay Kenya

Kenya rolls out landmark malaria vaccine introduction

Homa Bay, Kenya, 13 September 2019 – The World Health Organization (…
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Malaria vaccine launched in Kenya

Malaria vaccine launched in Kenya: Kenya joins Ghana and Malawi to roll out landmark vaccine in pilot introduction

Homa Bay, Kenya, 13 September 2019 – The World Health Organization (…
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Zambia hosts major global conference on water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities

More than 90 international delegates representing 22 countries are…
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Republic of Korea launches five-country health security initiative in West Africa, in partnership with WHO 

Republic of Korea launches five-country health security initiative in West Africa, in partnership with WHO 

Dakar, 10 September 2019 – The Korea International Cooperation…
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Nigeria rushes into current flash flooding to mitigate health hazards

Flash flooding has created a humanitarian emergency in areas of…
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