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Dr Sambo urges countries to accelerate the progress of implementation of the African Public Health Emergency Fund

Cotonou, Benin 5 November 2014 - The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has called on countries in the WHO Africa

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

Cotonou, Benin.

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Dr Sambo proposes key actions to tackle Ebola

Cotonou, 5 November 2014 – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa,  Dr Luis Sambo, has proposed key actions to be implemen

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Dr Matshidiso Moeti of Botswana nominated new World Health Organization’s Regional Director for Africa

Cotonou, Benin, 5 November 2014 - Dr Matshidiso Moeti of the Republic of Botswana was today nominated to be the next World Health Organization's Regional Director for Africa.

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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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Ebola: Updated personal protective equipment guidelines

31 October 2014 - WHO has conducted a formal review of personal protective equipment (PPE) guidelines for healthcare workers and is updating its guidelines

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Conference on Human Resources for Health: Maternal and Neonatal Health Workforce towards Universal Health Coverage

On the 6th of November 2014 at 8am, the Observatory for Human Resources for Health hosts its Third Annual Conference with the Theme: 

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Improving the health of Africans – What Works

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