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Uganda Strengthens Emergency Response Capacity Through AVoHC-SURGE Training

Uganda strengthens emergency response capacity through AVoHC-SURGE Training

Kampala, Uganda – With support from the Foreign, Commonwealth…
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Namibia conducts its first Early Action Review for Cholera

From 21 to 23 July 2025, Ministry of Health and Social Services (…
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Uganda conducts filovirus full-scale response simulation exercise for the national Emergency Medical Team

Uganda conducts filovirus full-scale response simulation exercise for the national Emergency Medical Team

Jinja, Uganda – The Ministry of Health, with support from the World…
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Kenya strengthens filovirus readiness through simulation-based training

Kenya strengthens filovirus readiness through simulation-based training

Nairobi ‒ “In the event of a filovirus outbreak, we must always be…
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Cuanza Sul responds to cholera with community force and mass vaccination

Cuanza Sul responds to cholera with community force and mass vaccination

Cuanza Sul, July 2025 - When José Domingos, a resident of the Panda…
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Decommissioning as a strategic pillar in emergency preparedness and response

Decommissioning as a strategic pillar in emergency preparedness and response

Nairobi ‒ Effective health emergency management must not only…
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ECHO, WHO, and UNICEF Conclude Successful Mission to Angola on Cholera and Nutrition Response

ECHO, WHO, and UNICEF Conclude Successful Mission to Angola on Cholera and Nutrition Response

A high-level mission led by Pablo Torrealba, Head of the ECHO…
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Zimbabwe undertakes second Joint External Evaluation to strengthen National Health Security

Harare — From 29 June to 4 July 2025, Zimbabwe conducted its second…
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RDC : se reconstruire après les inondations

Supporting flood-affected populations in Democratic Republic of Congo to recover

Kinshasa – Salima, a mother of four, was severely affected by the…
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Angola receives 2 million cholera vaccines at a decisive moment in the response to the outbreak

Angola receives 2 million cholera vaccines at a decisive moment in the response to the outbreak

Luanda, July 4, 2025 - With the number of cholera cases showing a…
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