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High-level advocacy visit on community engagement to the Emir of Fika. © Kingsley Igwebuike/WHO

Working with the communities to fight against meningitis  

Damaturu, 14 May, 2024 - For yet another year, Nigeria is facing an outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis strain C.

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NSA's selected

WHO and 11 Non – State Actors collaborate to advance health services in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam : The World Health Organization (WHO) has signed a 2-year long memorandum of understanding

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A health worker checks the circumference of a child's arm using a mid-upper arm circumference measure

Saving lives and empowering communities in South Sudan’s remote areas: Akon's journey from despair to hope

In the dusty outskirts of Nyamlel in Aweil West County, Northern Bahr el Gazal State, a grandmother's desperate plea for her granddaughter's life echoed through the corridors of

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Trained in National Public Health Laboratory Water Quality Testing Team

Strengthening capacities for Infection Prevention and control; a huge push towards reduced outbreaks

In an effort to protect communities from diseases resulting from environmental and health setting contamination, the Ministry of Health, supported by the World Health Organizati

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Ethiopia's Multi-Sectoral National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)

Ethiopia's Multi-Sectoral National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)

In a recent workshop held in Ethiopia, key stakeholders convened to develop the country's Multi-Sectoral National Action Plan for Health Security (NAP

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WHO presenting a health financing from other countries

Workshop Highlights the Sustainability of the National Health System in Angola

Luanda, 13 May 2024– The World Health Organization (WHO) participated in a workshop on Financing for the Sustainability of the National Health Service.

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WHO Liberia Expanded Program on Immunization Officer addresses the audience during the launch of the nationwide polio vaccination campaign in Liberia

United Against Polio: Nationwide Polio Vaccination Campaign Kicks Off in Liberia

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with partners has commenced a four-day nationwide polio vaccination campaign, which begins on May 10, 2024, with the aim of responding to an outbreak of the circulating vaccine-derived polio virus type 2. This crucial campaign is conducted concurrently with Sierra Leone, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Ivory Coast. The cross-border initiative aims to immunize all eligible children, including those crossing national boundaries.
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WHO Liberia staff inspecting consignment together with Central Medical Stores staff

Combating Neglected Tropical Diseases in Liberia: Nearly 2 million people to benefit from Mass Drug Administration against lymphatic filariasis and schistosomiasis in endemic counties

In a concerted effort to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and enhance public health in Liberia, the World Health Organization (WHO) has donated a consignment of Albendazole and Praziquantel tablets to the Ministry of Health to be used for the prevention and treatment of Lymphatic Filariasis, Soil Transmitted Helminths, and Schistosomiasis, targeting more than 2 million people in endemic counties through Mass Drug Administration campaigns.
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