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Towards improved processes and timelines for review of clinical trials in the African Region

First AVAREF TCC and SC Meetings, held in Kigali, Rwanda, 20–23…
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WHO calls for robust global efforts to end transmission of leprosy infection

WHO calls for robust global efforts to end transmission of leprosy infection

23 September 2016 | Geneva | New Delhi | Beijing − The World Health…
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Uganda Ministry of Health launches the National Coordination Committee for Tuberculosis

The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng launched the National…
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Outbreaks and Emergencies in the WHO African Region Bulletin Vol. 6 Issue 5, 31 August 2016

This issue focuses on yellow fever, cholera, the humanitarian crisis…
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Dr. Patrick Abok (WHO) making his statement at the press briefing

Gambia commemorates World Hepatitis Day 2016

Banjul, The Gambia, 24th August 2016 - The Gambia joined the…
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By 2030, viral hepatitis to be eliminated from the African Region

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 21 August 2016 – By 2030, the African…
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Malaria is no longer leading cause of death among children in sub-Saharan Africa

21 August 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Today, all forty-seven WHO…
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WHO celebrates more than 40 years of success in the control of onchocerciasis or "river blindness"

Ouagadougou, 15 July 2016 – WHO celebrates, from 14 to 15 July…
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(L-R) Prof Carles Uwakwe(, Prof Suliaman Akanmu, Dr Evelyn Ngige, Dr Bilali Camara, Dr Dorothy Mboringacha, Dr Meg Doherty; Dr Rex Mpazanje, and Prof Shittu.

Nigeria aligns national protocol to WHO ‘Treat All’ guidelines on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment

Abuja, 28 June, 2016 - Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Professor Isaac…
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African national regulatory agencies and ethics committees agree to harmonise practices to strengthen clinical trial oversight

Addis Ababa – Heads of national regulatory agencies and national…
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