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Group photograph during the commemoration World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

Life is not a car part – Nigerians urged to be more cautious to prevent falling victim to road traffic accidents

Abuja, 26 November, 2019 - Nigerians are being reminded to be more…
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WHO, UNICEF help boost West Africa’s capacity to respond to polio outbreaks

WHO, UNICEF help boost West Africa’s capacity to respond to polio outbreaks

Lomé, 26 November 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the…
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Ebola vaccinations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – In the community, by the community

Ebola vaccinations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – In the community, by the community

The courtyard of the Musuniene Health Centre, normally quiet, rings…
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WHO Representative, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses with the Executive Director of MOHSS, Mr. Ben. Nangombe

Namibia needs over N$ 500 million to realize its health security plan

Country Context Namibia is situated in the south-western part of…
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Antimicrobial resistance on his own leg turns a Kenyan health worker into an advocate for wiser use of antibiotics

Antimicrobial resistance on his own leg turns a Kenyan health worker into an advocate for wiser use of antibiotics

Josphat, a health worker based in Nairobi, needed a skin graft on his…
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Weak vaccine-preventable disease surveillance could cost the African Region $22.4 billion over the next decade, WHO warns

Weak vaccine-preventable disease surveillance could cost the African Region $22.4 billion over the next decade, WHO warns

Abu Dhabi, 20 November 2019 – In its newly launched …
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Participants from Botswana, Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and the WHO Representative in Uganda Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam

WHO Trains Health workers from Nine African Countries on Improvement of Congenital Birth Defects Surveillance

Kampala, November 20, 2019: - The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Eritrea launches the Meningitis A Vaccination and Vitamin A supplementation Campaign November – December 2019

Eritrea launches the Meningitis A Vaccination and Vitamin A supplementation Campaign November – December 2019

Asmara 15 Nov 2019 – The Minister of Health, H.E. Ms. Amina…
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Proud father shows off his daughter's immunization cards

Statement from Uganda’s Minister of Health on the National Measles-Rubella and Polio Immunisation Campaign 2019

On behalf of the Ministry of Health and the Government of Uganda, I…
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Photo: WHO/Eugene Kabambi

Democratic Republic of the Congo accelerates training of emergency medical units for use in epidemics

Kisantu, 13 November 2019 – To efficiently provide treatment to…
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