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The Honorable Minister for Health, Ummy Mwalimu welcoming Dr. Tigest to Tanzania during a courtesy meeting in Dodoma

Tanzania welcomes the new WHO Representative, Dr. Tigest Ketsela

Ms Betty Araba of UNAIDS swabbing her mouth for an oral fluid sample for self-testing

South Sudan commemorates the World AIDS Day 2018

Juba, 1 December 2018 – Under the theme “Know your status”, South Sudan has joined the rest of the world to celebrate the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day (WA

Raising awareness during AMR symposium

World Antibiotic Awareness Week commemorations in Tanzania

Officials from the two countries that participated in the cross-border meeting.

Uganda and DRC bordering districts agree to intensify cross-border surveillance to tackle Ebola

Kasese 3rd December 2018:- As the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak spirals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda and DRC have resolved to increase

WHO COuntry Office staff receiving a briefing on the VfM concepts

Better value, better health: Value for money (Vfm) briefing for WCO staff in Tanzania

Officials from the Ministries of Health and Finance and WHO at the Tobacco Taxation workshop

WHO supports Gambia to strengthen tobacco taxation

Impact of tax policy changes on revenue and volume

A team of experts undertaking follow up epidemiological investigations

WHO in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and partners intensifies the health response to the yellow fever epidemic in Gbudue State, South Sudan

Juba, 1 December 2018 – Despite the ongoing complex humanitarian crises in South Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the Ministry of

Cabo-Verde - Ailton Lima

Ailton Lima is a young Cabo-verdian living with HIV. At the time that he was diagnosed, in 2003, there was not much information available about the disease. Ailton explains, “We knew it existed, and we heard some foreigners talking about it.”