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Nigeria plans to recruit more nurses towards attaining Universal Health Coverage

Abuja, 4 July 2017-The Federal Government of Nigerian is recruiting

WHO DG, Dr Tedros Adhanom with AUC Chairperson H.E. Moussa F. Mahamat

First official visit of the new WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom to Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, 3 July 2017: After taking office on 1 July 2017, the new Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom, conducted his first

Ebola outbreak ends

WHO declares an end to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville/Kinshasa, 2 July 2017 – Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the most recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Welcoming WHO’S new Director-General

On 1 July 2017, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus begins his 5-year term as WHO’s new Director-General.

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Uganda conducts Joint External Evaluation of International Health Regulations (2005) core capacities

Uganda, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), is hosting a five-day Joint External Evaluation (JEE) meeting to review and validate the progress made by the country in building the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) core capacities and their implementation.

CSM: Nigeria declares outbreak over and underscores WHO’s role in combating the disease.

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Stakeholders commit to work together towards universal health care for all Africans

Brazzaville, 28 June 2017 – The World Health Organization’s inaugural Africa Health Forum ‘has concluded with a resounding call to action that all stakehol

Health Agency adopts WHO’s accountability framework to optimize workforce performance

Nasarawa, 27 June 2017 - The Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NAPHDA) has adopted instruments of World Health Organization (WHO) accountabi