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Pharmacy and medical students in Sierra Leone say No Tobacco

On World No Tobacco Day, partners call for a tobacco-free Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, May 31, 2018 --- On World No Tobacco Day, the Ministry of…
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Ring vaccination is a new and vital tool in the control of Ebola. Photo: WHO/S. Oka

Ebola vaccine provides protection and hope for high-risk communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

It’s been ten days since Jean René* lost his brother to Ebola virus…
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Launching of MCH Week, Minister of Health, Dr Diane Gashumba administering a deworming tablet to a child

The Mother and Child Health Week integrated with World malaria Day in Rwanda

Rwanda has organized from 14 to 18 May 2018 its annual Integrated…
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WHO Launches Business Case for Immunization in Africa at the World Health Assembly

WHO Launches Business Case for Immunization in Africa at the World Health Assembly

Geneva, Switzerland, 23 May 2018 – Today at the 71st World Health…
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Healthcare workers at Chief Jallah Lone Medical Center celebrating WHHD, Gbarpolu County, Liberia

18 Hospitals in Liberia take the lead to prevent sepsis in healthcare

Monrovia, 5th May 2018:  Highlighting the importance of hand…
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WHO supports Ebola vaccination of high risk populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO supports Ebola vaccination of high risk populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the support…
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Statement on the 1st meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in 2018

The 1st meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO…
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WHO concerned as one Ebola case confirmed in urban area of Democratic Republic of the Congo

May 17 2018, Brazzaville/Geneva/Kinshasa - One new case of…
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A health worker gives medication to a patient. Kenya has embarked on a extensive evidence-based approach to root out TB

Kenya embarks on new approach to prioritize future TB actions

The Ministry of Health, Kenya, has embarked on a new, robust approach…
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WHO Director General visits Ebola-affected areas in DR Congo

WHO Director General visits Ebola-affected areas in DR Congo

13 May 2018, Kinshasa - World Health Organization (WHO)…
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