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The four government Ministers who signed the committment to end Cholera with Cooperating Partners

Zambian Government commits to ending cholera by 2025

The Zambian government has committed itself to ending cholera by the year 2025 through the validation of the national multi-sectoral cholera elimination plan for the period 2019

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Image: DSNO investigating 1st AFP case detected from inaccessible area of Borno

Community informants yield results in surveillance for suspected polio in hard-to-reach areas

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Dr Rudi Eggers, right, WHO Kenya Representative and Dr Werner Schultink, UNICEF Representative, hand over the MNTE certificate to Dr Rashid Aman, Chief Administration Secretary, MOH, Kenya

Kenya now eliminates maternal and neonatal tetanus

February 22, 2019

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A Red Cross Volunteer demonstrates to WHO officials and other partners, how screening is done at the points of entry

WHO and Uganda Red Cross society sign agreement to strengthen Ebola screening at Points of Entry between Uganda and DRC

Kampala, 20 February 2019:- The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) have today signed a partnership agreement to strengthen

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Participants of the CSOs dialogue on women's health meeting

Dialogue to accelerate CSOs’ role on women’s health in Ethiopia

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) had a dialogue on women’s health with a theme “Meeting Women’s Health Needs in Ethiopia; Challenges and Opportunities” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 15th February 2019. The meeting was organized by the ECA, AU Department for Social Affairs and WHO, in collaboration with Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), the Ethiopian Ministries of Gender and Health, UNDP, UNICEF, UNAIDs, and UNWOMEN.
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Minister of Health and Social Services, Hon. Dr. Kalumbi Shangula

New Minister of Health recommits government to end Hepatitis E Outbreak

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has recommitted itself to ending the Hepatitis E Outbreak which has claimed 41 lives since December 2017.

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A practical guide to assist partners on WHO emergency health kits

WHO provides lifesaving health care services to displaced populations and host communities in 22 locations in South Sudan

18 February 2019, Juba – To increase access and strengthen the capacity of emergency lifesaving health care services focusing on outbreak response for epidemic-

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Burkina Faso knows, it takes a prepared team to respond to outbreaks and other emergencies

Burkina Faso knows, it takes a prepared team to respond to outbreaks and other emergencies

In emergency situations, such as outbreaks, disasters and mass casualty events, “good intentions” are not enough. Well-prepared teams are imperative to withstand the impact of any emergency, let alone the increasing frequency of them.
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