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An Ebola Treatment Unit at Bwera Hospital in Kasese District

Uganda steps up Ebola preparedness response in 22 high-risk districts

Kampala, 27th September 2018- On 1 August 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu Province, cl

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Environmental health officers Engagaed by WHO for AWD ACS in Damaturu

Yobe State requests WHO’s expertise over fresh cholera outbreak

Damaturu, 27 September 2018 - The Yobe state Government has called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to deploy its human resources and technical expertise

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Health worker administering malaria drug to an eligible child during the 3rd round SMC campaign at El-Miskin camp in Jere LGA.

WHO deploys nearly 4,000 volunteers to tackle malaria in Borno and Adamawa States

Maiduguri, 26 September 2018 - Determined to reverse the scourge of the malaria burden in North East Nigeria, World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed nearl

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The Republic of Congo to vaccinate more than one million people against yellow fever

The Republic of Congo to vaccinate more than one million people against yellow fever

The Republic of Congo launches campaign to vaccinate more than 1 million people against yellow fever, with the support of WHO.
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WHO scales up new front against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the border with Uganda

WHO scales up new front against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the border with Uganda

BENI, Nord Kivu Province, 25 September 2018 (WHO) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is working in close coordination with the Ministry of Health and with th

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Mrs. Victoria Katawera Nyanzi, WHO-Liberia NCDs Technical Officer, making remarks during the National Cancer Policy validation workshop in Monrovia

Liberia Ministry of Health and Partners Validate National Cancer Policy

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Participants at the health facility workers training in Anambra State

WHO empowers over 800 health care workers in Anambra on integrated disease surveillance

 Awka, 22 September 2018 - In a bid to scale up Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response (IDSR) capacities, World Health Organization (WHO) in collabo

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Dr Moeti leads WHO AFR delegation to the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly

Dr Moeti leads WHO AFR delegation to the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly

The Regional Director Dr Moeti will lead a WHO AFR delegation to the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly which takes place in New York from 23–28 September 2018.
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