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Ministry of Health disseminates Standards for Adolescent Health Services

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) in collaboration with WHO and other partners held a one day meeting on 24 January to disseminate the National Standards for Adolesce

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WHO and other partners step up measles vaccination efforts

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Uganda rolls out the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)

Kampala, 20th January 2014:- Uganda has received the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) after meeting all the standards set by the World Health Organization (

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Official Opening of Nkombo Community Health Workers’ Business Building by Deputy DG RBC and Mayor of Rusizi District

Launching of hygiene national campaign and global hand washing day in Rwanda 2014

On 16th January 2014, Rwanda officially launched a six-month national campaign to improve personal, domestic and public places hygiene.

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WHO re-opens two field offices in Central African Republic

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WHO ensures wounded in South Sudan get to hospital for life-saving treatment

More than 2500 people have been injured in the ongoing crisis in South Sudan.

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Dr. Sagoe-Moses in a brotherly gesture, warmly hands over his credentials to the Hon. Min. for Foreign affairs, Dr. Aboubacarr Senghore

WHO Representative, Dr Sagoe-Moses, presents credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Banjul, 02 January 2014 -- The newly appointed WHO Representative to the Gambia, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, this afternoon, presented his credentials to th

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Internally displaced people in South Sudan are at great risk of disease outbreaks

Poor water, hygiene and sanitation conditions in internally displaced persons camps, a looming risk of disease outbreaks

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