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Participants from Provincial medical Offices comprising Provincial Medical Officers, Planners and Accountants.

WHO Zambia conducts a workshop for Senior Ministry of Health staff on Understanding WHO Business Rules

Lusaka, 14 November 2016 - In order to improve the understanding of  WHO Business Rules by senior management, finance and technical staff of the Minis

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Hon. Minister of Health, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya (centre), WHO Rep., Dr. Jacob. Mufunda (right), Programme Manager for Health Promotion, WHO AFRO, Prof. D. Munodawafa, at the HiAP workshop.

WHO Supports a Workshop on Health in All policies for government Ministries

Lusaka, 14 November 2016 - The WHO Country Office in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Community Development and Social Welfare and th

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African leaders pledge to improve emergency preparedness and response at West African Regional Conference on One Health

14 November 2016 – On Friday, at the landmark West African Regional Conference on One Health in Dakar, Senegal, ministers of health, agriculture and wildli

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Senior Ministry of Health officials, WCO staff and focal points of H6 agencies in a group photograph at the meeting

Minister of Health and Senior MOH Officials visited WHO: The path to improving health governance and building a resilient health service delivery in South Sudan defined

9 November 2016, Juba, South Sudan - The Minister of Health, Hon.

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Nigerian Crisis Situation Report, 12 November 2016

WHO has delivered two IEHKs (Interagency Emergency Health Kits) to the Maiduguri State Specialist Hospital and one IEHK to the Umaru Sehu Hospital in Maiduguri.

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Eritrea Commemorates World Diabetes Day 2016

Eritrea observed the World Diabetes Day 2016 at Cinema Roma on the 12 November 2016 in Asmara under the theme “Eyes on Diabetes”.

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Midwife doing routine malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) screening to a pregnant woman as an Ante-Natal Care service in Garba Buzu IDP Camp MdM

Borno Health Sector Bulletin, 12 November 2016

Suspected Measles cases continue to spur across IDPs camps spite ongoing routine immunization activities.

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Participants listening to a demonstration of teaching methods

Training of trainers workshop for TB management

Francistown, Botswana, 11 November 2016 -  Botswana National TB Program held Training of Trainers Workshop, in collaboration with the City of Francistown, with the objectiv

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