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African countries resolve to step up efforts to tackle vaccine preventable diseases

Cotonou, Benin.

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Indoor Residual Spraying project launched in Lango, Bukedi & Teso sub-regions

Lira, 3rd November 2014:- The Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) Project was launched in fourteen districts of Lango, Bukedi and T

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Sierra Leone: Helping the Ebola survivors turn the page

As the Ebola outbreak grows and spreads, a small but significant group of people is also growing - the Ebola survivors.

Improving the health of Africans – What Works

Acting WHO Representative meets with the delegation to the 64th session of the Africa Regional Committee

Maputo, 28 October 2014- The Acting WHO Country Representative for Mozambique, Dr.

President Boni Yayi urges African leaders to strengthen health systems to contain epidemics

Ebola survivors tell their stories at the Survivors’ Conference in Kenema, Sierra Leone. WHO/S. Gborie

Helping the Ebola survivors turn the page

As the Ebola outbreak grows and spreads, a small but significant group of people is also growing - the Ebola survivors.

Health in the African Region: Progress has been made during the last decade