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WHO Health Workers delivering the MVD Solidarity Package to the family of CJ, the second confirmed case.

Local Communities in Kween District Embrace Marburg Virus Disease Control Interventions

Kween, 8th November, 2017:- The Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) response…
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Dr Zabuloni Yoti addressing the Kween District MVD Task-force.

Health Workers urged to Work with Communities to Stop Marburg

Kween District, 4th November 2017 - As the Marburg Virus Disease…
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Prime Minister of Uganda Dr. Ruhakana Ruganda (left) greets WHO’s Director of Program Management- Dr. Joseph Kabore (left) as Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald (inset) looks on

Countries prioritize Health Security to address disease outbreaks

The President of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has…
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The burial team getting ready for transportation and burial of the second Marburg confirmed case in Kween district, eastern Uganda

Rumours, Misinformation and Negative Beliefs underpin the Current Marburg Outbreak in Uganda

 In the ongoing Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Kween…
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The burial team burning the bedding and and clothes of the dead MVD confirmed case in Kween district

WHO promptly responds to Marburg Outbreak in Eastern Uganda

Following the confirmation of a case of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD)…
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WHO supports containment of rare virus on Uganda-Kenya border

WHO supports containment of rare virus on Uganda-Kenya border

20 OCTOBER 2017 | GENEVA - WHO is working to contain an outbreak of…
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WHO’s Dr Stephane de la Rocque guides participants through the IHR/PVS core competencies matrix

Uganda commits to scaling up collaboration between veterinary health and the public health sector

The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the World…
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Participants from 47 countries and development partners

WHO scales up implementation of integrated disease surveillance tools in Africa

The World Health Organization Health Emergencies program (WHE) will…
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Left to right: Ms. Cunningham (USAID), Dr, Aceng (Minster of Health), Ms Girma (UNICEF) and Dr. Nanyunja (WHO)

Uganda hosts Inter-agency meeting on Neonatal health for Eastern and Southern Africa

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO-AFRO)…
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Minister of Health, Uganda, Dr Aceng makes her remarks at the opening of the meeting

Countries commit to scaling-up IDSR to tackle guinea worm disease in Africa

Experts from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya…
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