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Unsafe food: a major health threat in the African Region

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WHO supports polio surveillance, reproductive health and Ebola preparedness in Uganda

Kampala, 2 April 2014 - The World Health Organization (WHO) donated 52 motorcycles to the Ministry of Health to strengthen surveillance in districts, a mot

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Benin: WHO’s medical detectives work with national health authorities to solve a mystery

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Departing personnel at the farewell ceremonny

Cuban Ebola responders depart Sierra Leone

The last batch of Ebola responders from the Cuban Medical Brigade will depart Sierra Leone on 1 April 2015, following a farewell ceremony with local dignitaries on Monday, 30 Ma

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Implementing the WHO End TB Strategy: Lessons from Prevalence Survey

Accra, 31 March 2015 - Ghana has just ended a two day discussions on a comprehensive response to end the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in line with the WHO End TB Strategy.

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Health authorities initiate multisectoral anti-rabies campaign in Luanda

Viana (Luanda/Angola), 30 March 2015 - A vaccination campaign against rabies in animals was launched on 27 March by Angolan authorities in Viana.

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Mr Garry Conille, UNOPS Regional Director for Africa, and Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for the African Region, sign MOU on health care delivery in Africa.

WHO and UNOPS Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Scale-Up their Partnership in Health Care Delivery in Africa

29 MARCH 2015 | ADDIS ABABA - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) toda

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Elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV campaign launched in Western Uganda

Hoima, 27 March 2015:- The First Lady of Uganda Hon.

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