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Mr Geoffrey Namara WHO Malaria M&E Expert facilitating a session

South Sudan sets to improve malaria surveillance through a sentinel site strengthening approach

Malaria, a disease endemic in South Sudan with the entire population…
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Honorable Dr Riek Gai Kok, the Minister of Health addressing the participants during the Emergency Advisory Committee Meeting on Ebola Preparedness in South Sudan

South Sudan intensifies Ebola preparedness in response to the outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo

Juba, 6 September 2018 – In the aftermath of the Ebola virus disease…
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Demonstration of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) procedure

WHO supports the mobile BSL-3 Lab re-qualification and training of experts

Ethiopia had secured recently the Biosafety mobile laboratory-level…
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One of the training sessions

Improving Leadership and Management capacity of health authorities at the district level

In July this year, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) in…
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WHO personnel raising awareness on proper hygiene and prevention against cholera

WHO scales up response as Borno declares another outbreak of cholera

Maiduguri, 6 September 2018 - The World Health Organization (WHO) is…
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Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng vaccinates a member of the community at the launch

Uganda targets over 1,600,000 persons for Cholera vaccination campaign

Nebbi, 5 September 2018:- The Government of Uganda launched the…
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Dr Aaron Motsoaledi (Minister of Health), Ms Aneliswa Cele (Chief director, Environmental Health), Dr Brian Chirombo (OIC, WHO), Dr Kerrigan McCarthy (IMT Lead, NICD), Ms Precious Matsoso (DG, Health)

WHO congratulates South Africa on the end of the world’s largest listeriosis outbreak

South Africa’s Ministry of Health declared the end of the world’s…
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Adolescent focus group participants in Biogbolo, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

The invisible boys and girls: Understanding barriers to accessing healthcare among disadvantaged Nigerian youth

Abuja, 4 September, 2018 - Ground-breaking new research is assessing…
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