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Sierra Leone launches Human Papilloma vaccination demonstration project

Cervical cancer is common in women and is responsible for an estimated 530,000 cases and 275,000 deaths yearly globally.

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2014 WORLD TB DAY: WHO donates gene expert machines to government

The World Health Organization has donated GeneXpert MTB/RIF machines, cartridges and other backup power accessories to the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Honorable Mi

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National malaria elimination programme reviews progress in Nigeria

The Honourable Minister of Health, Prof C.O.Onyebuchi Chukwu, has through the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), hosted a 4-day Annual Review Meeting (ARM) of Malari

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Sierra Leone Disseminates WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Assessment Report

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Preparations to conduct National Micronutrients Survey

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Ebola virus disease, Guinea (Situation as of 30 March 2014)

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Meeting participants including (right to left) Dr. Julie Mugabekazi (WHO), Mayor of Nyanza district and Hon.Minister Dr. Agnes Binagwaho sing the national anthem to kickstart World TB day event Sheila Mburu / WHO

Rwanda commemorates World TB Day

Monday 24th March 2014 was world TB Day. World TB Day was designed to commemorate the discovery of the TB causing bacteria, tuberculosis bacillus by Dr. Robert Koch in 1882.

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Ebola virus disease in Guinea

23 March 2014 - The Ministry of Health (MoH) of Guinea has notified WHO of a rapidly evolving outbreak of Ebola virus disease in forested areas south easte

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