Health worker administering the new bOPV

Gambia replaces trivalent OPV (tOPV) with bivalent OPV (bOPV)

 
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World Health Organization (WHO) scales up emergency health and nutrition response to meet increasing needs of families affected by crisis in South Sudan

Nairobi, 18 July 2016 – As the impact of the recent fighting in…
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Dr Moeti duing visit to President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso

WHO celebrates more than 40 years of success in the control of onchocerciasis or "river blindness"

Ouagadougou, 15 July 2016 – WHO celebrates, from 14 to 15 July…
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Structure of the commissioned National polio lab

Nigeria commissions WHO-accredited National Polio laboratory in Maiduguri, Borno State

Maiduguri, 15 July, 2016 - A WHO-accredited Polio laboratory with the…
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A young girl assisted in measuring her BMI

WHO Gambia engages local Church on NCDs

Banjul, 15 July 2016 - As part of its advocacy efforts to promote and…
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World Health Organization steps up response to rising health needs of internally displaced persons in Juba City, South Sudan

Juba, 14 July 2016 - In response to the growing humanitarian…
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Strong political commitment, equitable access, and active engagement of communities key to sustaining immunization gains in Africa

Brazzaville, 14 July 2016 -- Sustaining the gains that have
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The many challenges to fighting yellow fever in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo faces many challenges in…
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