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An infant receiving OPV in Maiduguri, Borno State for the first time

Polio outbreak: Nigeria expands scope to stop further transmission

Abuja, 21 September 2016 - The scope of the second polio outbreak response (OBR) to the recently detected wild polio virus type 1 (WPV1) in Borno State has been expanded and dif

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Minister of Health, Hon. Chitalu Chilufya flagging off the march at the launch of the national MR vaccination campaign in Lusaka.

More than 6 million Zambian children to be vaccinated against measles and rubella in a nationwide vaccination campaign.

Lusaka,  21 September 2016 - In its continued efforts to improve child health and survival, the Ministry of Health introduced the Measles Rubella vacc

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UN Commission: New investments in global health workforce will create jobs and drive economic growth

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Uganda Ministry of Health launches the National Coordination Committee for Tuberculosis

The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng launched the National Coordination Committee (NCC) for Tuberculosis (TB) at the Ministry of Health (MoH) headquarters in Kampala.

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WHO trains core team to conduct a pilot in Enteric-fever surveillance

The World Health Organization (WHO) trained health workers in surveillance for Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (IB-VPD).

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(L-R) Minister Tolbert Nyenswah, Dr Tony Chan, Dr Alex Gasasira and Minister Stanford Wesseh

Malaria indicator survey 2016 for Liberia launched

Monrovia, 16 September, 2016 - The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Health with support from partners launched the 4th National Malaria Indicator S

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WHO supports MoH to build capacity of medical practitioners and government departments in Medical Certification of cause of Death and ICD Coding

The Ministry of Health and Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) with support from WHO and UNICEF convened a three day training at Paradise Hotel on the Nile, Jinja to adopt the to

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Stakeholder Commitment to the Elimination of Malaria

Botswana’s fight towards Malaria Elimination intensifies: Stakeholders pledge support to achieve elimination end game targets

Francistown, Botswana, 15 September 2016 - The Ministry of Health in Botswana and the World Health Organization convened a three day meeting, for over 100

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