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WHO official in a planning meeting with a district risk communication team

Government of Uganda confirms outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic and Rift Valley fevers

The Ministry of Health in Uganda confirmed an outbreak of the Crimean…
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OIC Zimbabwe, Dr Juliet Nabyonga handing over the kits to Dr Portia Manangazira, Director Epidemiolgy and Disease Control in Ministry of Health and Child Care

WHO hands over cholera and Reproductive health kits to Ministry of Health and Child Care

In a move aimed at complementing and supplementing the Ministry of…
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Dr Tegegn (left) and Hon Sam Kutesa discuss during the ceremony

New WHO Representative officially assumes duty in Uganda

The new World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative to…
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Health Professionals and officers from other key stakeholders participating in the traning workshop on AMR

Antimicrobial Consumption Monitoring in Mauritius

Health professionals from the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life…
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Dignitaries proudly showing the STG/NEMLIT. From Left to right: Mr Daudi Msasi, the Chief Pharmacist, Dr. Gavin Surgey from PRICELESS South Africa, Dr. Mohammed Bakari Kambi, the Chief Medical Officer, Honourable Ummy Ally Mwalimu, Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dr. Matthieu Kamwa, WHO Representative a.i, and Dr Mohammed Ali Mohammed, Director, Health Quality Assurance.

Strengthening rational use of Medicines in Tanzania

Rational use of medicines requires that “patients…
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The District Director of Health for Lusaka, Dr. Namani Monze (front right) explaining the operations at the Cholera treatment hospital to the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Ms Janet Rogan (front left), the WHO Representative, Dr. Nathan Bakyaita (second left) the deputy Head of Office of DFID in Zambia, Mr. Andrew Ockenden (far left),

The United Nations in Zambia, CDC and DFID commend government’s initiative of setting up an efficient cholera treatment hospital and for scaling up preventive interventions in the community

The United Nations in Zambia, the Centres for Disease Prevention and…
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WR during the handing over ceremony of Motorcycles to the Minister of Health, at the Federal Minister of Health

WHO hands over 853 motorcycles to all LGAs in Nigeria for timely reporting of priority diseases.

Abuja, 22 January 2018 -The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
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The Chikungunya mosquito. Symptoms of illness include abrupt onset of fever, accompanied by joint pain, head ache, nausea, fatigue and rash

WHO supports Ministry of Health to contain Chikungunya Outbreak

January 17, 2018: World Health Organization, WHO, is helping the…
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