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Vet experts take samples from the sick goats as Jackson and his neighbor watch

Cross-border Field Simulation Exercise comes to a close

Namanga One Stop border Post, Kenya/Tanzania/18 June 2019 - Jackson…
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New WHO scorecard shows poor progress of the viral hepatitis response in the African region

New WHO scorecard shows poor progress of the viral hepatitis response in the African region

Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, June 14, 2019 – A new scorecard – the…
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Press Conference, Dr Jeannine Condo, DG RBC(left) & Dr Gatare Swaibu, DM NCBT

Rwanda is the second African country to host World Blood Donor Day

Kigali, June 12 2019--- Rwanda becomes the second African Country to…
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Surveillance for ebola virus disease at the border between DR Congo and Uganda | Photo: Matt Taylor

Confirmation of case of ebola virus disease in Uganda

Kampala, 11 June 2019 - The Ministry of Health and the World…
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Ebola vaccination in Vighole, 31 May 2019

Local leaders help turn the tide on Ebola

Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Joseph Kakule, the…
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First-ever World Food Safety Day elevates attention to dangerous foodborne diseases in Africa

First-ever World Food Safety Day elevates attention to dangerous foodborne diseases in Africa

An estimated 91 million people in Africa in a year consume…
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Psychologist team at the Butembo Ebola Treatment Centre meet in their office which was damaged in an arson attack earlier this year.

Psychological support for life after Ebola

It is a bittersweet day for Kennedy, 8 years old, who is about to be…
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Psychologist team at the Butembo Ebola Treatment Centre meet in their office which was damaged in an arson attack earlier this year.

Psychological support for life after Ebola

It is a bittersweet day for Kennedy, 8 years old, who is about to be…
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Dr Moeti with Ms. Carole Lanteri, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Principality to the United Nations Office in Geneva

WHO and the Principality of Monaco forge new ties to end malaria in Africa’s Sahel region

Geneva, Switzerland, 29 May 2019 – With 93% of all malaria…
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With Bakhita on her lap, Tereza encourages Ajonga to breastfeed her granddaughter, baby Akot.

In South Sudan, grandmothers breastfeed malnourished grandchildren

It’s a busy morning at the inpatient unit for malnourished children…
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