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Doti Kavugho, voluntary isolation resident

Reducing Ebola risk through voluntary isolation

Beni, 4 March 2020 - In the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak, in the…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s last Ebola patient discharged

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s last Ebola patient discharged

Brazzaville/Goma, 3 March 2020 – The last Ebola patient in the…

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Senegal reports first COVID-19 case

Brazzaville/Dakar, 2 March 2020 – Senegal today reported its…

L-R: the Director of Health Security and Emergencies, the Chief Medical Officer of the Mnistry of Health and Sanitation and the WHO Country Representative in Sierra Leone

Ministry of Health evaluates its emergency response capacity from lessons from the November 2019 upsurge of Lassa fever cases in Tonkolili District

In November 2019, a health care associated Lassa Fever infection in…

Making school environment healthy and conducive for learning in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has commenced the process of developing a National…

Making school environment healthy and conducive for learning in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has commenced the process of developing a National…

Making school environment healthy and conducive for learning in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has commenced the process of developing a National…

Africa gets ready to treat COVID-19 patients

Africa gets ready to treat COVID-19 patients

Brazzaville, 28 February 2020 - Dr Temidayo Fawole may have…

Making school environment healthy and conducive for learning in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has commenced the process of developing a National…

Participants in the Annual African Yellow Fever/ Measles Surveillance Dara management and Laboratory directors' meeting in Kampala

Uganda’s Minister of Health commends WHO and GAVI for supporting countries to eliminate vaccine-preventable diseases

Kampala, 27th February 2020:- Uganda is hosting a five-day…