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Guinea Ring Vaccination trial extended to Sierra Leone to vaccinate contacts of new Ebola case

Freetown, Sierra Leone – 31 August 2015: Detection of a new case of Ebola virus disease in Kambia, Sierra Leone after the country had marked almost three w

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Redemption Hospital WHO/S. Saporito

The road to redemption: Ebola infection prevention and control

The road to the 200-bed Redemption Hospital in Monrovia is unpaved. During the rainy season it is full of potholes and mud.

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Debriefing with the Ministry of Health at the end of the H4+ Global Team mission.

UN H4+ Contributing to Ethiopia’s Strides to Improve Maternal and Child Health

Addis Ababa.

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The WHO Representative, Dr. Rufaro Chatora hands over to the Permanent Secretary one of the water treatment tablets

WHO supports the cholera outbreak response efforts in Dar es Salaam, Morogoro and Pwani Regions in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, 28 August 2015 - The WHO Tanzania Country Office provided the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare water treatment supplies and disinfectan

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Malawi: Giving the smallest babies the best chance at life

Malawi has one of the highest rates of preterm birth in the world. Nearly 1 in 5 babies are born before 37 weeks of gestation.

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Adama Sankou, an Ebola survivor, was released from the Makheni Ebola treatment unit on 24 August 2015, Sierra Leone.

Last Ebola case in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone celebrated an important milestone on Monday, 24 August 2015.

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WHO provides support to improve health security in Ghana for Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (GFELTP)

WHO provides support to improve health security in Ghana for Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (GFELTP)

Accra, 25 August, 2015 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has signed an Agreement with the School of Public Health, University of

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WHO supported training of over 800 health professionals and support staff on surveillance, infection prevention and control, and use of personal protective equipment.

WHO Ethiopia in Humanitarian Action

WHO Country office Ethiopia is playing an essential role in supporting the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies with public

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