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National laboratory technicians with WHO staff during the training

Strengthening Liberia’s capacity to detect and manage epidemics through genomic sequencing and bioinformatics.

With support from the World Health Organization (WHO), the…
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Ethiopia to Host 2024 Global EOC Simulation Exercise, Strengthening Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Ethiopia to host 2024 global EOC simulation exercise, strengthening public health emergency preparedness

Press ReleaseAddis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 13-14, 2024 – The…
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Dr. Michael Jordan pays a courtesy call to the WHO Botswana country office

WHO collaborates with Botswana to enhance HIV Drug Resistance Monitoring and Laboratory capacity

Botswana’s ARV Program has been hailed as one of the successful…
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Reactive measles vaccination campaign in Ethiopia reaches over 1.7 million children

Reactive measles vaccination campaign in Ethiopia reaches over 1.7 million children

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), with technical and…
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Five regions in Ethiopia conducted- Polio vaccination with nOPV2 vaccine to reach over 5.6 million children

Five regions in Ethiopia conducted- Polio vaccination with nOPV2 vaccine to reach over 5.6 million children

Ethiopia conducted a polio vaccination campaign in five regions (Afar…
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Rwanda begins countdown to declare Marburg outbreak over

Rwanda begins countdown to declare Marburg outbreak over

Kigali – Rwanda has discharged the last Marburg virus disease patient…
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WHO, Africa CDC support 17 countries to develop mpox vaccination plans

WHO, Africa CDC support 17 countries to develop mpox vaccination plans

Brazzaville – World Health Organization (WHO) and Africa Centres…
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Front line from left to right: Celia Kaunatjike, WHO Namibia, Mr Eugene Tedekule, Executive Director, National Road Safety Council, Mr Jonas Sheelonog, Deputy Executive Director, Ministry of Works and Transport, Hon. Dr Ester Muinjangue, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Banda, WHO Namibia Representative, Mrs Binta Sako, WHO AFRO, Dr Kacem Iaych, WHO Geneva

Advancing Road Safety Through the Enhancement of Data Quality

Renowned for its excellent road infrastructure, Namibia has been a…
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Front line from left to right: Celia Kaunatjike, WHO Namibia, Mr Eugene Tedekule, Executive Director, National Road Safety Council, Mr Jonas Sheelonog, Deputy Executive Director, Ministry of Works and Transport, Hon. Dr Ester Muinjangue, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Banda, WHO Namibia Representative, Mrs Binta Sako, WHO AFRO, Dr Kacem Iaych, WHO Geneva

Advancing Road Safety Through the Enhancement of Data Quality

Renowned for its excellent road infrastructure, Namibia has been a…
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Front line from left to right: Celia Kaunatjike, WHO Namibia, Mr Eugene Tedekule, Executive Director, National Road Safety Council, Mr Jonas Sheelonog, Deputy Executive Director, Ministry of Works and Transport, Hon. Dr Ester Muinjangue, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Banda, WHO Namibia Representative, Mrs Binta Sako, WHO AFRO, Dr Kacem Iaych, WHO Geneva

Advancing Road Safety Through the Enhancement of Data Quality

Renowned for its excellent road infrastructure, Namibia has been a…
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