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JEE Seychelles IHR 2005

Seychelles conducts first ever Joint External Evaluation on implementation of IHR (2005) capacities

Victoria, Seychelles, 12th March 2018 - The Seychelles…
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JEE Seychelles IHR 2005

Seychelles conducts first ever Joint External Evaluation on implementation of IHR (2005) capacities

Victoria, Seychelles, 12th March 2018 - The Seychelles…
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Former First Lady Madame Pohamba and the Deputy Permanant Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Services Mrs Katjivena, with the Honorable Governor of Omahake Region Honorable Uitele

The Opening of  Lady Pohamba Maternity Waiting Home marks the end of the four year EU funded programme on Maternal and Child Health. 

Every year globally, 180-200 million women become pregnant with 287,…
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JEE Seychelles IHR 2005

Seychelles conducts first ever Joint External Evaluation on implementation of IHR (2005) capacities

Victoria, Seychelles, 12th March 2018 - The Seychelles…
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Congratulatory mode as Kenya attains MNTE validation

Kenya recommended for validation of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

March 9, 2018 Kenya has been recommended for validation of maternal…
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L-R: Professor Oladapo Ashiru, President of Africa Fertility Association, Hon Sarah Opendi- Minister of State for Health, Hon Jacob Oulanya- Deputy Speaker of Parliament in Uganda, Dr. Yonas Tegegn- WHO Representative to Uganda and Dr Richard Kennedy, President of the IFFS at the opening of the symposium

President Museveni calls for public awareness on Non-genetic causes of infertility.

The President of The Republic of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta…
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Nigeria battles its largest Lassa fever outbreak on record

Abuja, Nigeria, 28 February 2018 — Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak has…
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Medical supplies being loaded from WHO warehouse

WHO supports response to the suspected meningitis outbreak in Torit County, South Sudan

Juba, 28 February 2018 – Insecurity notwithstanding, the World Health…
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School children receive the oral cholera vaccine in Karonga.

Malawi vaccinates 108 000 people against cholera in Karonga

The Government of Malawi has conducted the first round of a…
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A cross section of officials, health workers and community members at the launch of the IP vaccine in Freetown

Sierra Leone maximizes protection against polio with new vaccine launch

FREETOWN, February 23 2018 --- Today Sierra Leone officially…
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