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Health Ministers Renew Commitment to Action on Humanitarian Crisis

A meeting of health ministers from southern African counties and senior officials of WHO ended Wednesday in Harare, Zimbabwe, with delegates from participating countries renewin

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WHO Regional Committee for Africa ends, adopts five resolutions

Harare, 12 October -- The 52nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa ended Saturday in Harare, Zimbabwe, with the adoption of resolutions aimed at sc

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First Ebola Vaccine to Be Tested in Affected Communities One Year into Outbreak Ring Vaccination Starts in Coyah, Guinea

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African Public Health Leaders Unite to End Preventable Deaths and Improve Health of Women, Children and Adolescents by 2030

Regional Stakeholders Convene to Shape Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health

| Johannesburg, 6 May 2015 - Hundreds of leade

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Mali Fighting the Ebola virus disease outbreak

Mali: Fighting the Ebola virus disease outbreak

Mali: Fighting the Ebola vir
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WHO African Region working towards Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance Using the "One Health’’ Approach

Ebola – a test too far for one little girl

Monrovia, 22 April 2014 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti has underscored the importance of involving the communities in the fight against Ebola.

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WHO Task Force on Immunization: Call for nominations

The WHO Regional Office for Africa is soliciting proposals for nominations for current vacancies on its Task Force on Immunization (TFI).  Nominations are required to be submitt

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WHO calls for early diagnostic tests for Lassa fever

1 APRIL 2016 - Lassa fever has killed more than 160 people in West Africa, most of them in Nigeria, since November 2015.

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