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More hospital beds for Liberia

  1. Doctors and nurses are the people who immediately come to mind as critical to controlling the Ebola outbreak in west Africa.

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Uganda hosts first meeting on strengthening Reproductive Health indicators

Kampala, 10th September 2014:- Uganda hosted the first inter-country meeting on Strengthening the measurement of Reproductive Health (RH) indicators that brough

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Addressing Inequity of Health Service- Delivery in Northern Nigeria.

Abuja 09 September, 2014 - Every year, thousands of children mostly under five years of age die from vaccine preventable diseases in Nigeria.

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Dr Abdi, Dr Riek Gai Kok and State Minster of Health addressing a team of journalists at the Gangura border entry point, Western Equatoria State.

WHO South Sudan Country Representative visits South Sudan and DRC border as part of Ebola Preparedness and Response

Juba, 08 Sept 2014: The WHO Country Representative for South Sudan, Dr. Abdi Aden Mohamed, the Minister of Health Dr.

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All UN Personnel in Eritrea Briefed on UN Cares

From 2nd to 5th September 2014, Orientation sessions have been conducted on UN Cares by Mr. Dan Onyango-Maina, Regional Coordinator UN Cares in Asmara.

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Professor Oyewole Tomori (with mic), Dr. Hammid Jafari (left) and Dr. Ado Mohammed, ED NPHCDA

28th ERC Meeting Ends-Experts endorse local strategies for an “all-out” effort to finish polio in Nigeria

Abuja 05 September, 2014 - The Chairman and members of the Expert Review Committee (ERC) on Polio eradication and Routine Immunization for Nigeria which comprises global and loc

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Liberia: promoting safe air travel

“Excuse me, Sir, I need to take your temperature.”

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Uganda Launches Gender Based Violence Advocacy Pack

Kampala, 3rd September 2014:- The Minister of State for Health (Primary Health Care), Hon Sarah Opendi, has urged Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), UN Agencie

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