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WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti to address African Health Ministers of Small Island Developing States in Mauritius

Brazzaville, 23 June 2015 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, will be in Mauritius from 24-26 June 2015 to address the Fifth meeti

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Minister of Health, Dr Riek Gai Kok, addressing the press conterence on cholera in Juba, alongside the Minister of Health for Central Equatoria State, Hon. Dr. Felix Ladu and WHO Country Representative Dr. Tarande Manzila

Cholera Outbreak Declared in Juba County of South Sudan

Juba, 23 June 2015: The Minister of Health in the Republic of South Sudan, Dr.

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Opening of the US-Ethiopia meeting on Global Health Security Agenda, 17 June 2015

WHO Lauds US-Ethiopia Collaboration for Implementation of the International Health Regulation

The World Health Organization lauds the initiative of the Government of the United States of America to strengthen their partnership with the Government of Ethiopia towards enha

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Liberia: Mr Tamba Alpha, surveillance officer, is inspecting isolation rooms at a Voinjama checkpoint with Mr Charles Ntege, WHO county coordinator. WHO/M. Winkler

Staying at zero: Keeping Liberia Ebola free

Over a month has passed since Ebola transmission ceased in Liberia.

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The WR delivering his opening speech at the WISN workshop

WHO Nigeria embarks on strengthening human resource management; and documentation of polio programme best practices.

Abuja, 22 June 2015 - The World Health Organization (WHO) in Nigeria has successfully concluded two separate workshops in Abuja from 15-20 June, 2015.

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WHO Ghana donates emergency medical supplies to Ministry of Health to respond to major flooding

WHO Ghana donates emergency medical supplies to Ministry of Health to respond to major flooding

Accra,  19 June 2015 - In response to heavy rains and flooding, the World Health Organization has donated about 5 tons of essential medical supplies t

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The HEW training is being supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), through the Programme for Accelerating the Reduction in Maternal and Child Mortality (PARMaCM). PARMaCM is a joint partnership between MHSS and the European Union (EU),with the EU providing financial support and WHO providing technical support. It was launched in February 2013 with a total budget of 10 million Euros (+/- 130 million Namibia Dollars), and will run until 2017.

Bringing healthcare to rural communities

Ndapewa lay awake, listening to the sounds of the night: the leaves of the mopane trees rustling in the light breeze; in the distance, a donkey braying; and in her hut, her husb

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WHO South Sudan Laboratory Scientist, Jane Pita, conducts a rapid test on a specimen during a cholera investigation

Enhanced preparedness and surveillance may reduce magnitude of cholera in South Sudan

Juba, 17 June 2015 -- WHO has been assisting the Ministry of Health to step up both preparedness and surveillance for cholera in order to avoid a potential

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