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WHO Africa Innovation Challenge Calls for New Solutions to Improve Health in Africa: Promoting African Solutions for African people

WHO Africa Innovation Challenge Calls for New Solutions to Improve Health in Africa: Promoting African Solutions for African people

WHO Africa Innovation Challenge Calls For New Solutions To Improve quality of life and address unmet health needs in Africa. Health Outcomes in Africa. Over 2300 entries submitted
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Fast-tracking action on health and the environment

Fast-tracking action on health and the environment

African ministers of health and environment agree to a ten-year strategic plan to increase investment and accelerate joint health and environment priorities.
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Climate change increases risk of outbreaks in Africa

Climate change increases risk of outbreaks in Africa

Gabriel Mabikina has lived most of his 80 years of life in the bustling port city of Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo.
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A member of the vaccinating team vaccinates a health worker in Rwebisengo

Uganda Vaccinates Front-line health-workers against Ebola   

Kampala, 7th November 2018:- The Ministry of Health (MoH) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) has started vaccinating frontline health workers

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Stockpile of assorted Medical Books handed over to the MOH by WHO

Handing Over of Medical Books to the Ministry of Health by WHO

 Monrovia - The World Health Organization Liberia Country Office handed over to the Ministry of Health over 300 copies of assorted medical books that

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WHO Consultant explaining a point to the PS & ES

WHO supports cholera vaccination in critical States of the Northwest region

Zamfara, 6 November, 2018 - The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting health authorities in Zamfara with the necessary preparation for the implementatio

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Renforcer les capacités de l’Agence Nationale des Médicaments et des Evacuations Sanitaires : pour des médicaments plus sûrs en Union des Comores

Renforcer les capacités de l’Agence Nationale des Médicaments et des Evacuations Sanitaires : pour des médicaments plus sûrs en Union des Comores

Jusqu’au début de l’année 2017 où un décret présidentiel avait fait évoluer la Direction des Laboratoires et des Pharmacies (DLP) vers l’Agence Nationale des Médicaments et des

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WHO: Urgent action needed to combat poisoning from artisanal gold mining in Africa

WHO: Urgent action needed to combat poisoning from artisanal gold mining in Africa

Ministers, officials and health experts from across Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations met to push forward action to halt the damaging effects of artisanal and small scale gold mining on human health and the environment today (6 November).
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