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Uganda Commemorates World Accreditation Day 2015

Kampala, 4th September 2015; Uganda commemorated World Accreditation Day 2015 under the theme ‘Delivering Confidence in Health and Social Care’ with a focus on

WHO Representative, Dr. Rufaro Chatora, interacting with the school children from affected communities to gauge awareness on cholera prevention measures.

Cholera outbreak threatens four regions in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, 4 September 2015 – An on-going large-scale cholera outbreak has left thirteen people dead and affected 815 people in Dar es Sala

Assisted by the Executive Director of the NPHCDA Dr Ado Muhammad, UN Secretary General administers oral polio vaccine to a child in a WHO supported health facility

UN Secretary-General commends immunization efforts in Nigeria

On Monday the 24th of August 2015, the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Ban Ki-Moon visited Family Health Clinic, a primary Health Care facility located in Abuja Municipa

Malaria Strategic Plan 2012-2018: Mid-term Review

Pretoria, August 2015 - WHO has called on the global health community to urgently address gaps in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria.

Training participants

Training on the orientation on National Adherence Strategy on Chronic Diseases (HIV, TB & NCDs), North West Province, 19-21 August 2015

North West Province, 19-21 August 2015 - The WHO country office has been supporting the NDOH in developing and finalising the National Adherence Strategy on Chronic Diseases (HI

Ebola transmission in Liberia over. Nation enters 90-day intensive surveillance period

Today, 3 September 2015, WHO declares Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission in the human population.

A Medical Male Circumcision being performed

Training medical doctors on Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) to strengthen NHI districts in South Africa

Pretoria, August 2015 - The WHO Country Office is providing technical support to the National Department of Health on various aspects of VMMC with support from the US Government

Participants at the Midterm review meeting of INSPIRE project

Promising results from INSPIRE Project, a Midterm Review Findings reveal

Abuja, 02 September 2015: A midterm review to assess the performance of two implementation research projects supported by WHO in Nigeria and implemented by the Centre for Integr