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WHO staff, Ms Rose Shija on behalf of the WHO Representative handing over the 4 water tanks to the Segerea prison management witnessed by Dar es Salaam Regional Health Officer and WHO staff.

Battling Cholera in Special Settings in Dar es Salaam Region

Dar es Salaam, 11 February 2016- Crowded areas such as fishing camps, refugee camps, prisons, military and police barracks and schools are vulnerable to outbrea

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Community drug distributors and WHO staff with poles they use to measure the height of participants during a mass drug administration. Height is used to determine the proper treatment dosage for participants. e.g. an individual who is above 158 cm, which has the number 4, would receive four doses of ivermectin

WHO and Ministry of Health conduct mass drug administration against river blindness in South Sudan

Juba, 10 February 2016 --  To accelerate the elimination of onchocerciasis (river blindness) in South Sudan, WHO and the Ministry of Health (MoH) are

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Director of Health Quality Assuarance encouraging use of the Cholera treatment wall charts in the CTCs for correct management of patients

WHO Representative gears up to tackle Cholera in the Lake zone Regions

Mwanza, 10 February 2016 —The on-going cholera outbreak in Tanzania has affected more than 15,000 people and claimed over 230 lives from 23 Regions.

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A group photo of participants at the workshop

Gambia initiates an all hazard health sector preparedness and response plan

With the technical and financial support from WHO, the Ministry of 

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WHO Country Office group photo

Rwanda WHO Country Office staff urged to embrace change and become an even more effective team

The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Rwanda committed to embracing change for even more effective delivery of results at the just ended staff retreat which was

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Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses dilating on the importance of the mission whose findings will help the country in its emergency prepared-ness and response.

Gambia conducts a Joint external assessment of health sector all hazard emergency preparedness and response: January 30 – February 05, 2016

The unprecedented Ebola Virus 

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Delegates adopted recommendations on Exchange of Best Practices to Reaching Every District/Community, equity and integration of child survival interventions in ESA

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A team from WHO meet with senior staff of Jirapa hospital in Upper West Region during a mission to assess the status of meningitis preparedness and response activities

WHO supports the Ministry of Health Ghana in response to meningitis outbreak

Accra, 04 February2016 – In response to the ongoing meningitis outbreak in Ghana, WHO has supported the Ministry of Health with rapid diagnostic testing ki

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