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Ms Betty Araba of UNAIDS swabbing her mouth for an oral fluid sample for self-testing

South Sudan commemorates the World AIDS Day 2018

Juba, 1 December 2018 – Under the theme “Know your status”, South Sudan has joined the rest of the world to celebrate the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day (WA

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Raising awareness during AMR symposium

World Antibiotic Awareness Week commemorations in Tanzania

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Officials from the two countries that participated in the cross-border meeting.

Uganda and DRC bordering districts agree to intensify cross-border surveillance to tackle Ebola

Kasese 3rd December 2018:- As the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak spirals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda and DRC have resolved to increase

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WHO COuntry Office staff receiving a briefing on the VfM concepts

Better value, better health: Value for money (Vfm) briefing for WCO staff in Tanzania

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WHO benchmarking closing meeting

Tanzania Food and Drug Authority becomes the first to reach level 3 of the WHO benchmarking programme

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Cross-border table top exercise

PanPrep Project: Strengthening cross border emergency preparedness measures for the East African Community

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Health Worker administering Oral Cholera Vaccine to people in the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Maiduguri.

Tackling cholera outbreaks in North-east humanitarian emergencies 

Maiduguri, 03 December, 2018 - “In addition to insecurity and despair, we are faced with shortages of food, we are homeless and worst still, cholera killed my h

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Officials from the Ministries of Health and Finance and WHO at the Tobacco Taxation workshop

WHO supports Gambia to strengthen tobacco taxation

Impact of tax policy changes on revenue and volume
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