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Bolstering Africa’s health emergency readiness and response

Bolstering Africa’s health emergency readiness and response

Brazzaville – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for…
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Malawi launches oral cholera vaccination campaign to contain cholera

Lilongwe - Malawi today kicked off oral cholera vaccination reactive…
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Ethiopian Emergency Medical teams' first deployment provides support to drought-affected areas

Ethiopian Emergency Medical Teams' first deployment provides support to drought-affected areas

The first cohort of WHO-trained emergency medical teams (EMT)…
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Namibia and Angola strengthen cross -border collaboration for disease prevention and control

Health experts from Namibia and Angola gathered in Ondangwa on  …
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A track carrying Oral Cholera Vaccine

Malawi receives 2.9 million doses of cholera vaccines, as the outbreak spreads across the country

Lilongwe – A consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine…
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Handover of cholera supplies

WHO donates cholera supplies to step up cholera outbreak response in Malawi

The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated cholera kits and…
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WHO and partners tour Ebola Treatment Centers in Uganda

Ministry of Health and Development partners tour Ebola Treatment Units to strengthen response preparedness in the country

The Ministry of Health in Uganda in partnership with the World Health…
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Handover of Ebola Kits from USAID through WHO to the Ministry of Health for the protection of Health Workers when caring for Ebola patients in Uganda

Ministry of Health, WHO and USAID strengthen protection of Health Workers During the Ebola Outbreak Response in Uganda

Kampala - The Ministry of Health in Uganda has received from the…
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World Health Organization and Ministry of Health calls for support to contain cholera outbreak before rainy season.

Malawi is battling a protracted cholera outbreak that begun in March…
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Health Workers in the Mubende Regional Referral Hospital where Ebola cases from Madudu district have been managed

Uganda Defines Priorities and Needs in Its Ebola Response Plan

Kampala - The Ministry of Health and health development partners…
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