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Ministry of Health Representatives and WHO Representative during a media Conference to disclose details on AVW in Angola actual RI data

African Vaccination Week Angola

Wednesday, 24th of April ANGOLA.

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African Vaccination Week 2013 Ghana

This year’s African Vaccination Week was commemorated together with the annual Child Health Promotion Week on the 23rd April, 2013 under the theme “Healthy Children; Great Futur

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Right to left - the WHO representative in Cameroon, Dr Charlotte Faty Ndiaye; and the Director of health promotion in the ministry of health Dr Saa.

Cameroon: Involving the media to promote the health benefits of vaccination

Friday 19 of April 2013, a press conference on the African Vaccination Week was held at the library of WHO, Yaoundé, Cameroun.

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Uganda marks the Beginning of the Third Regional African Vaccination Week

Kampala, 22 January 2013: As the third annual African Vaccination Week (AVW) got under way today in all of Africa Region’s countries, Uganda launched its beginn

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African nations come together to spread the immunization message

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UNICEF Country Director, Mr Marcel Rudasingwa delivers the UN speech at the launch of WIW at Makadarara groun

World Immunization Week launched

Nairobi Kenya, 22 April 2013 -- The World Immunization Week (WIW) was successfully launched at a colorful ceremony at Makadara Health Centre grounds in Nai

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The Ministry of Public health Prof Awa Marie Coll Seck during the advocacy meeting, 22th of April

African Vaccination Week (AVW) Senegal

The Launch of the African Vaccination Week took place on the 22 of April by an advocacy meeting chaired by the Ministry of health. 

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Experts Meeting during the 6th Conference of African Ministers of Health, 22 April 2013

Highlights of Day One - Experts Meeting of the 6th Conference of AU Ministers of Health

African Union, Addis Ababa, 22 April 2013: The experts meeting in preparation for the 6th Session of the African Union (AU) Conference of Ministers of Health (CAMH 6), kicks off

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