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High-level ministerial meeting on cross-border coordination on the ebola disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus

High-level ministerial meeting on cross-border coordination on the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus

COMMUNIQUÉKampala, Republic of Uganda - WE, the Ministers of Health…
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Cross-border collaboration

Intensifying cross-border collaboration to curb Ebola outbreak

Kampala — Health ministers, emergency experts and partners from the…
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Countries in the Horn of Africa and Yemen recommit to ending variant poliovirus

Countries in the Horn of Africa and Yemen recommit to ending variant poliovirus

Geneva, Switzerland – During the Interministerial Meeting on Polio in…
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Behind the scenes of the Ebola disease outbreak response

Behind the scenes of Ebola disease outbreak response

Nairobi—Fifty-year-old Milton Oloo has worked as a cargo loading…
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WHO continues to support Malawi in building capacity to measure progress and outcomes in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity.

Malawi sustains gains from the Quality-of-Care Network implementation

Malawi is institutionalizing quality of care in all its programmes…
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Ebola outbreak

Member States advance regional coordination on Bundibugyo Ebola response

Brazzaville – As countries across the African region intensify…
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These assessments show that Malawi has made steady progress

Malawi strengthens alignment under the health data collaborative

Malawi is among the pathfinder countries under the Health Data…
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WHO and African Medicines Agency launch landmark framework to strengthen access to quality-assured health products in Africa

WHO and African Medicines Agency launch landmark framework to strengthen access to quality-assured health products in Africa

New collaboration marks a major step towards a harmonized, resilient…
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To support preparations for the survey, Dr Fahmy Hanna from WHO Headquarters, Mental Health Department was in the country from 11 to 15 May 2026.

WHO Supports Zambia to Strengthen Access to Mental Health Medicines and Services

Lusaka, Zambia – The World Health Organization (WHO) in Zambia with…
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polio

Health Without Borders: Angola and the DRC Join Forces to Combat Polio

Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have taken a decisive…
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