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The President of Liberia H. E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf making remarks to the National Task Force on Ebola

The President of Liberia Supports Ebola Outbreak Response

Monrovia 9 April, 2014: Following reported 22 suspected and 5 confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease, including 10 deaths from the 24th of March 2014 to present, Liberia has bee

Racing Against Malaria Convoy crosses into Zimbabwe

Nyamapanda: 16 April 2014. Zimbabwe welcomed the Racing Against Malaria 2 (RAM2) convoy at Nyamapanda border post which borders Zimbabwe with Mozambique.

WHO and partners scale up the response to the Ebola outbreak

WHO Donates Personal Protective Equipment to Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Freetown 8 April 2014 - WHO Country Office in Sierra Leone donated various personal protective equipment (PPE) in response to the Ebola outbreak in neighbo

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World Health Day Celebration in Ghana

Ghana joined the rest of the world to celebrate the 2014 World Health Day (WHD) at the forecourt of the Ghana Health Service Headquarters in Accra.

2014 World Health Day: Nigeria launches robust Media Campaign against vector-borne diseases

The Honourable Minister of Health, Professor C.O. Onyebuchi Chukwu, had in the presence of the WHO Country Representative Dr.

At the media orientation, the media representatives heard about the burden of vector-borne diseases and how they can be controlled and prevented.

Small Bite: Big Threat – Preventing Vector-borne Diseases in Ethiopia

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Guinea-worm Disease Set to Bow Out as Public Health Threat in Africa