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Coordination Platform Meeting Highlights Joint Action for a Stronger Health System in Ethiopia

Coordination platform meeting highlights joint action for a stronger health system in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) convened a high-level…
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Japan and WHO Restore Health Services and Boost Emergency Response in Tigray 

Japan and WHO Restore Health Services and Boost Emergency Response in Tigray 

PRESS RELEASE Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — 16 October 2025 — The…
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The Pandemic Fund: EPPR project strengthens Ethiopia’s pandemic preparedness with vital ICT and laboratory equipment support

The Pandemic Fund: EPPR project strengthens Ethiopia’s pandemic preparedness with vital ICT and laboratory equipment support

Addis Ababa, 24 September 2025 — The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Ethiopia Launches National Action Plan for Health Security and One Health Strategic Plan

Ethiopia Launches National Action Plan for Health Security and One Health Strategic Plan

Ethiopia has officially launched the National Action Plan for Health…
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World Mental Health Day (c)Vifo

Opinion: There is no Health without Mental Health by Dr. Moses Ongom, Officer In Charge at WHO Country Office in South Sudan

There is little time for introspection when one is constantly putting…
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Donation

WHO Donates Emergency Medical Supplies to Support Health Services in Conflict-Affected Savannah Region

The recent inter-ethnic conflict in Ghana’s Savannah Region left…
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Accelerating response to end Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Accelerating response to end Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville — Response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic…
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Ebola vaccination begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ebola vaccination begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bulape, Democratic Republic of the Congo — Vaccination of frontline…
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Inter-Ministerial Meeting on Cholera in South Sudan – 4 September 2025

Tackling Cholera and Floods: UN and South Sudan Government reconvene in Juba to review previous resolutions urging stakeholders to step up action

Juba - On 7 July 2025 an extraordinary inter-ministerial meeting on…
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African health ministers commit to strengthen emergency preparedness and response

African health ministers commit to strengthen emergency preparedness and response

Lusaka – Across the African continent, fragile health systems are…
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