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PEN-Plus Meeting in Kigali – The management and treatment of non-communicable diseases at primary levels strengthened

The management and treatment of non-communicable diseases at primary levels will be in the spotlight from 29 July 2019 to 1 August 2019 when the WHO Regional Office for Africa (

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Gisenyi, Rubavu District, Point of Entry between Rwanda and DRC

EBOLA, Cascade training in IPC, Case Management, Hand Hygiene, Chlorine Preparation and Mental Health conducted in Rwanda

　

　

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Orisa Brito with her baby Lila and the WHO Cabo Verde DPC, Carolina Leite

Cabo Verde sets the bar for ending mother-to-child transmission of viral hepatitis 

“Vaccinating is protecting who you love the most. Everyone should do it,” implores Orisa Brito, a mother of three children living in Praia, the capital of Cabo Verde.

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Ethiopia joins global efforts to end cholera by 2030

23 July 2019: Addis Ababa – The responsibility to eliminate cholera in Ethiopia – a country where almost a third of the population has sub-standard water supplies – lies with st

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Countries strategize their plan on Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) to end preventable child death

Globally, 5.4 million children under the age of 5 died in 2017. Nearly half of these deaths (2.71 million) occurred in sub-Saharan Africa. Pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria remain the main causes of death among children 2-59 months of age. Since 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have recommended the integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) as a key strategy to deliver life-saving interventions for malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea to populations with poor access to health services.  iCCM is a component of a comprehensive strategy for integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI), which includes a broader and multi-sector community approach.
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Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax - The Executive Secretary of SADC (right) and Dr Martins Ovberedjo - outgoing WHO Representative to Botswana (left)

The Executive Secretary of SADC hosts the WHO Representative as he bids farewell

Gaborone, Botswana - 26 July 2019: Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax, The Executive Secretary of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), this morning, hosted

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Go.Data in Ebola response in Uganda

WHO’s Data Tool improves Ebola Surveillance, Contact Tracing and Decision Making in Uganda

Kasese, 26th July 2019: - The recently introduced Go.Data, a software tool for outbreak investigation and contact tracing has revolutionized data collection, collation and analy

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Ethiopia, Somaliland and Puntland jointly plan for the synchronized HoA cross-border polio response

The second synchronized Horn of Africa cross-border polio coordination and micro planning meeting which was organized for district level health officials of Ethiopia and Somaliland and Puntland held from 16-18, July 2019 in Jigjiga city of Somali region in Ethiopia. The first synchronized cross border micro planning meeting was held in Hargeisa Somaliland from 12 to 13 June 2019 with great success where the lower level staffs were fully involved and engaged in the process of cross-border micro plan.
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