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WHO and partners scale up the response to the Ebola outbreak

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WHO Donates Personal Protective Equipment to Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Freetown 8 April 2014 - WHO Country Office in Sierra Leone donated various personal protective equipment (PPE) in response to the Ebola outbreak in neighboring

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World Health Day Celebration in Ghana

Ghana joined the rest of the world to celebrate the 2014 World Health Day (WHD) at the forecourt of the Ghana Health Service Headquarters in Accra.

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2014 World Health Day: Nigeria launches robust Media Campaign against vector-borne diseases

The Honourable Minister of Health, Professor C.O. Onyebuchi Chukwu, had in the presence of the WHO Country Representative Dr.

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Guinea-worm Disease Set to Bow Out as Public Health Threat in Africa

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At the media orientation, the media representatives heard about the burden of vector-borne diseases and how they can be controlled and prevented.

Small Bite: Big Threat – Preventing Vector-borne Diseases in Ethiopia

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Epidemiological situation in Guinea, with affected areas and areas of emergence of new cases, as at 3rd April 2014

Update WCO Ghana on Ebola Outbreak, 3 April 2014

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WHO Regional Director for Africa commends South Africa for its leadership in HIV, TB and PMTCT prevention and control

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa | 03 April 2014 - “Impressive strides have been made in the implementation of HIV, TB and PMTCT programme since the last reviews were conducted in 200

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