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WHO Lesotho 2nd Quarter Newsletter, April - June 2014

Inside this issue: Welcome Message, World TB Day 2014, Road Safety Easter Campaign, Econet Donation, News in Brief, Farewell Dr.

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Health Ministers agree on priority actions to end Ebola outbreak in West Africa

Accra, 03 July 2014 – The Emergency Ministerial meeting on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has ended today with Health Ministers agreeing on a range of priority actio

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National Blood Bank in Addis Ababa

Ethiopia Commences World Blood Donor Day 2014 Celebrations

Give blood for those who give life. Safe blood for saving mothers.

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Dr Kesetebirhan Admasu, Minister of Health, gets his blood pressure checked at the launch event on 17 April 2014.

FMoH – A Tobacco-Free and Physically Active Workplace

The Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia becomes a smoke-free and physically active environment.

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WHO Field Coordinator briefing the UN team in Kailahun.

United Nations Country Team Undertakes field visits to assess Ebola outbreak response

Heads of agencies of the United Nations in Sierra Leone visited Kenema and Kailahun Districts on 30 June and 1 July respectively.

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Emergency Ministerial Meeting on Ebola opens in Accra, Ghana

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Map showing worldwide distribution of trachoma.

GET2020: Counting Down towards Trachoma Elimination

18th meeting of the GET2020 Alliance takes place in Addis Ababa.

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Child receives polio drops at the launch of the 9th SIAs in Warder, Doollo Zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia

Horn of Africa Countries Join Forces to Kick Polio Out of the Region

Synchronized polio supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) were conducted in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti on 14–18 June 2014 to accelerate progress towards ending polio

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