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Ministry of Health and partners review the National TB prevalence survey report

The World Health Organization (WHO), Global Fund together with partners and in collaboration with Makerere University supported the Ministry of Health National Tuberculosis and

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A Toolkit for addressing what makes people sick or healthy launched

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(R-L) Dr Bernice Dahn Minister of Health, Dr Alex Gasasira and Dr Walter Gwenigale cutting the ribbon to officially open the library

Liberia ministry of health dedicates e-library at phebe regional hospital

2nd September, 2016 - The Liberia Ministry of Health with support from the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO) dedicated the “Dr Walter T.

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WHO to strengthen partnership with CDC

The World Health Organization Country Office in Uganda and the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) convened to discuss the proposed CDC-WHO Cooperative Agreement (CoAg) on Health i

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Uganda hosts orientation workshop on New Standard Operating Procedures in responding to a Poliovirus event or outbreak

The World Health Organization Regional Office in Africa (WHO AFRO) and United Nations Children’s Education fund (UNICEF) together convened a workshop to orient 14 Anglophone cou

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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 in Nigeria and South Sudan and Rift Valley fever in Niger.

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Cholera in Equateur province, northern DRC: local authorities get support from WHO and other partners for strengthened contingency plan for better epidemic response.

Makanza (Equateur), 30 August 2016. To halt the spread of epidemic cholera outbreaks in Equateur province, the local authorities are getting support from WHO in their effor

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Improving access to mental health services in Sierra Leone

Mental health service delivery remains challenging in Sierra Leone and critical gaps in staffing mean thousands are unable to access the services they need.

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