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Group photo of participants at the Water Safety Plan validation workshop in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County

First Water Safety Plan for Buchanan Validated by the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) and Partners

Buchanan, 20th July 2018:   The first water safety plan for the…
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Vaccines received from the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) being loaded

WHO secured over 562 000 doses of oral cholera vaccine for pre-emptive campaigns in South Sudan in 2018

Juba, 19 July 2018 – To mitigate the risk of cholera outbreaks…
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Presentation on the geographic coverage and service provision of the HPF .

South Sudan convenes a high-level advocacy partner meeting to define strategic funding priorities for the health sector

Juba 20 July, 2018 – With support from the World Health Organization…
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A call to action

South Sudan held a high level Polio Transition Advocacy and Resource Mobilization meeting to prevent the collapse of key immunization health system functions

Juba, 17 July 2018 – To ensure maintenance critical immunization…
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Participants and facilitators at the Leprosy Lower Burden Countries meeting

Botswana Hosts a Meeting for Lower Leprosy Burden Countries – 27 to 29 June 2018

Gaborone, Botswana - 20 July 2018: Botswana government recently…
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Baseline assessment of the national Viral Hepatitis response in Namibia

Baseline assessment of the national Viral Hepatitis response in Namibia

Staff members from WHO AFRO’s Communicable Disease Cluster (CDS)…
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Demonstration of donning and doffing of PPEs

WHO strengthened the National Public Health Laboratory to safely manage infectious specimens in South Sudan

Juba 6 July, 2018 – South Sudan is prone to emerging and re-emerging…
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Minister of Health, Dr D. Gashumba with WHO Representative, Dr O. Olu in the opening ceremony of ESPEN Workshop

National Programme Managers and Partners Meet to Take Stock of Progress in the African Region

Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa 
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