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Emir of Argungu speaking on behalf of the traditional instituion

Traditional leaders intensify community sensitization as National Council on Health pledges support for early containment of Lassa fever outbreak

Abuja, 22 January 2016 - Traditional leaders from 19 Northern states…
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Honourable Minister of Health briefing Niger state Commissioner of Health on 14 January, 2015 after a field visit

Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Health restates commitment to halt the epidemic

Abuja, 15 January, 2016 -- Lassa fever, which is endemic in Nigeria,…
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Latest Ebola outbreak over in Liberia; West Africa is at zero, but new flare-ups are likely to occur

Latest Ebola outbreak over in Liberia; West Africa is at zero, but new flare-ups are likely to occur

14 January 2016 -- Today, WHO declares the end of the most recent…
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ESPEN – New initiative to tackle neglected tropical diseases in Africa

ESPEN – New initiative to tackle neglected tropical diseases in Africa

The project brings hope to millions of people at risk from these…
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WHO/C. Black

End of Ebola transmission in Guinea

Geneva, 29 December 2015 - Today the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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WHO Ethiopia Neglected NTD Coordinator Dr Abate Mulugeta overseeing the deworming in a school in Addis Ababa

Ethiopian School-Based Deworming Campaign Targets 17 Million Children

ADDIS ABABA, 15 December 2015 | More than 17 million children aged 5–…
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WHO Regional Director Dr. Matshidisho Moeti speaks at the closure of JAF21

The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) closes and a new body set up to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases

KAMPALA, 17 December 2015:- The African Programme for Onchocerciasis…
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Toward Universal Health Coverage in Africa

By Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, 11 December 2015 Health is widely…
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WHO joins international calls to invest more in defeating human rabies transmitted by dogs

WHO joins international calls to invest more in defeating human rabies transmitted by dogs

28 September 2015 - The World Health Organization (WHO),  The…
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WHO calls on countries to eliminate rabies

WHO calls on countries to eliminate rabies

10 December 2015 -- Currently, about 80% of people exposed to rabies…
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