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Participants from Anglophone countries pose for a group photo during the regional workshop on 3-7 December

WHO Regional Workshops on Costing National Health Programmes held in Nairobi

3-14 December 2012, Nairobi -- Two regional workshops on the “United Nations OneHealth Costing Tool”, developed by UN agencies (UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF Worl

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L-R: Ms. Patrizia DiGiovani, Mr. Nahu-Senaye Araya and Dr Khaled Bessaoud

Rotary International donates financial support for Polio Eradication activities

14 December 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- In a handover ceremony hosted at WHO Ethiopia Country Office, Mr.

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Nigeria Outlines Strategies to “Kick Polio out” by 2013

Dar es Salaam, 12 December 2012 -- Nigeria, the only polio-endemic country in Africa, has outlined its strategies to interrupt wild polio virus transmissio

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The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo in a group photo with the Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Hon. Dr. Hussein Mwinyi

The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo, attends the 4th Annual Regional Conference on Immunization in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

On 12th December, 2012, The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr.

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Dr Jambai delivering statement opening of the training

Ministry of Health Commences Training of Districts Rapid Response Teams

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Conference Adopts Recommendations on Immunization Systems, Polio Eradication, Others

Dar es Salaam, 12 December 2012 -- Strengthening Africa’s immunization systems, curbing the increase in the number of wild polio virus cases in Nigeria and

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Lesotho develops adolescent health standards

The Ministry of Health in partnership with the UN Agencies conducted a workshop on Adolescents Health Situational Analysis and Development of Adolescents Health Standards in Les

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Dr Sambo Receives Honorary Doctorate (Doutor Honoris Causa) from Universidade Nova de Lisboa – Portugal

Lisbon, 10 December 2012 -- The Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) has bestowed the title of "Doutor Honoris Causa" on Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, the World H

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