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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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Media briefing

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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Community Engagement to support the country response to the Ebola Outbreak in Uganda

Health Development Partners Mobilized to End the Ebola Outbreak in Uganda

The leadership of the Ugandan Ministry of Health, the World Health…
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H.E Ambassador Masahiro Imai

WHO alleviates public health threats through meaningful partnerships in Rwanda

It has been over two years since the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Erwin Meroro was admitted to the COVID of the Gobabis State Hospital for over two months

Face to face with death… ‘I learned that nothing is impossible’

GOBABIS- Thirty four year-old Erwin Meroro believed he would never…
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Transforming Africa’s health system in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Transforming Africa’s health system in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Lomé – As Africa strives to recover from the deepfelt…
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Emergency teams train to prevent, respond to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment

Emergency teams train to prevent, respond to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment

Niamey – As one of the first-ever female urologist surgeons in sub-…
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Participants of the training

WHO and the Ministry of Health Train 29 Regional Emergency Responders in the Prevention and Management of viral hemorrhagic fevers

The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Uganda…
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Malawi launches third round of mass vaccination drive to stop wild poliovirus

Lilongwe, 11 August 2022 – Malawi today kicked off the third…
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