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Children and adults are receiving the vaccine across disaster-affected areas

Emergency cholera vaccination campaign kicks off in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, 15 September 2017 – Sierra Leone’s first ever Oral Cholera Vaccination (OCV) campaign kicked off today, September 15th 2017.

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WR (middle) with facilitators, KPI coordinators and focal persons from Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Liberia and Nigeria

WHO scales-up accountability processes as workshop on Key Performance Indicators integration opens in Abuja

Abuja, 14 September 2017-In a bid to fast-track attainment of World Health Organization (WHO) acco

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WHO Staff Dr. Tenywa immunizes a child at Namutumba Health Center III

Uganda conducts preventative Polio immunization campaign

The Ministry of Health with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) conducted a three-day prevent

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One of the Joint TB and HIV Review teams interviewing Dr Seipone, the Director of Health Services

Botswana embarks on a joint review of five health programmes!

The Government of Botswana, with technical support from WHO has embarked on a two week joint review of five health programmes, namely, Community and Home Based Care (CHBC), Anti

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Mental Health Nurses engaging a community member affected by the mudslides disaster

Mental health is a critical component in disaster response and recovery

FREETOWN, September 13th 2017 - Sia Twiyor* survived the 14 August mudslides but lost 16 members of her family in the disaster including her husband, brothers a

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L-R Dr Fiona Braka of WHO, Dr Alemu and Dr Shuib at the Press briefing in Abuja

Nigeria collaborates with journalists on high quality measles vaccination campaign.

Abuja, 12 September 2017-As part of preparations towards a high quality exercise, a press briefing heralding the implementation of a national measles campaign in Nigeria was con

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Participants in a group discussion

WHO supports Government of Uganda to develop a National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)

The Ministry of Health with support from World Health Organization (WHO) convened a five-day meeting to develop a National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) for Uganda.

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Dr Alemu during field visit to access humanitarian response in Borno state

One year into emergency response, WHO evaluates operations in Northeastern Nigeria.

One year after the internal declaration of Grade 3 emergency on the northeastern Nigeria, the World Health Organiza

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