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WHO staff administers Polio Vaccine during the OPV campaign in Uganda

No Vaccine Derived Polio Outbreak in Uganda

Kampala 27 July 2018:- In response to allegations made in the UN Reporter concerning the spread of Vaccine Derived Polio Outbreak in Co

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Participants posing for a group photo

South Sudan strengthens preparedness and response for Ebola and other deadly diseases through Emergency risk communication

Juba 26 July, 2018 – In an effort to implement the recommendations of the Joint External Evaluation (JEE) for International Health Regulations (2005) conducted

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Dr Tedros and President Denis Sassou Nguesso

WHO Director General: Republic of Congo can transform its primary health care into a model for other nations

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has commended the Republic of Congo’s commitment to strengthening its health system through the primary health care approach, during a three-day visit to the Central African country, which ends on 27 July.
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Women with eligible children queue up for routine immunization at health facility in Kaduna.

Nigeria to avert over 160,000 deaths in children yearly, with introduction of rotavirus vaccine into immunization schedule.

Nigeria introduces rotavirus vaccine to protect children from this diarrhea-causing pathogen, which is particularly deadly for children under five.
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The Minister of Health, Dr Riek Gai Kok addressing the press conference on the Guinea worm cases detected in the former Lakes State

South Sudan reports three new Guinea worm cases in Rumbek North and Rumbek Center

Juba, 23 July 2018 – South Sudan detected three new Guinea worm cases in Rumbek North and Rumbek Center Counties of former Lakes State in 2018.

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Ebola outbreak in DRC ends: WHO calls for international efforts to stop other deadly outbreaks in the country

Ebola outbreak in DRC ends: WHO calls for international efforts to stop other deadly outbreaks in the country

Forty-two days after the last confirmed case of Ebola, the 9th outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is declared over. WHO deployed more than 300 experts to support the response.
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Group photo of participants at the Water Safety Plan validation workshop in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County

First Water Safety Plan for Buchanan Validated by the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) and Partners

Buchanan, 20th July 2018:   The first water safety plan for the Buchanan water treatment and supply system was validated at a one day workshop in Buchanan City, Grand Bassa

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Vaccines received from the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) being loaded

WHO secured over 562 000 doses of oral cholera vaccine for pre-emptive campaigns in South Sudan in 2018

Juba, 19 July 2018 – To mitigate the risk of cholera outbreaks in cholera transmission hotspots in South Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) secured

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