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WHO and partners launch emergency vaccination campaign to help contain world’s largest measles outbreak

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO and partners launch emergency campaign to contain the world's fastest-growing measles outbreak, targeting infants and young children. There have been more than 3500 deaths, exceeding the number of deaths due to Ebola.
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Nigeria joins the world in raising awareness on Rabies

Abuja, 27 September, 2019 - On 28 September every year, Nigeria joins the world to raise awareness about dog mediated human rabies and highlight progress made i

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Benediction, suffering from Cholera, & his mother (GOMA), Photo: WHO/Savage S.

​Ebola, cholera and measles: Triple threats to the poorest communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kasika is one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Goma, the largest city in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was in Kasika that Goma’s first case was detected.
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Participants representing the 11 countries

Zambia hosts the first Regional Training Workshop on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Barriers Assessment Methodology (AHSBA)

The WHO Regional Office for Africa in collaboration with WHO Headquarters, UNICEF, UNFPA and other partners has organized an inter-country regional workshop aimed at training na

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Five women with their babies in Beni after surviving Ebola while pregnant

Mothers survive Ebola while pregnant against the odds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

“I put my feet on the ground and wiggled my toes. It felt strange to touch the ground for the first time in weeks. Slowly, I stood up, holding the hand of the nurse. I held my swollen belly and smiled.” That was the moment Rachel Kahuko Kavugho began to let herself believe that she might survive Ebola “and that the baby in my belly might get to live”.
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South Sudan validates and costs its National Action Plan for Health Security

With support from the World Health Organization (WHO), South Sudan has developed and costed a National Action Plan for Health Security, which is a comprehensive, multisectoral b

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Dr Joaquim Silva

Dr Joaquim da Silva Physician and post-emergency WHO operations officer in Sofala province

What has been your role in the response?

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Physician attending to a patient in a health facility

Celebration of the First World Patient Safety Day in Ghana

The first World Patient Safety day was observed in Ghana on the 17th September 2019 with the opening of National Conference on Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality which took p

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