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A nutritionist does MUAC screening as part of the organisation’s contribution to mark the UN Day

5 places where WHO needs more emergencies funding to help people now

To help people living in some of the world’s most dire emergency…
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WHO and partners conducting an assessment at Don Bosco Gumbo Oral Rehydration Point

WHO in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and health partners strategizes efforts to combat cholera in South Sudan

Cholera contributes substantially to the disease burden in South…
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Dr Rudi WHO Incident Manager addressing participants

WHO supports a risk assessment/hazard profiling exercise for South Sudan to enhance emergency preparedness and response

Juba, 7 July 2017 – South Sudan has historically faced a double…
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The Risk Communication Team in a discussion with a group of men in the affected community

WHO responds to new acute watery diarrhea outbreak rumour in a remote zone in Somali region of Ethiopia

Jjiga City, Somali Region - In disease outbreak situations, rumours…
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The Risk Communication Team in a discussion with a group of men in the affected community

WHO responds to new acute watery diarrhea outbreak rumour in a remote zone in Somali region of Ethiopia

Jjiga City, Somali Region - In disease outbreak situations, rumours…
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RD speaking on OFLA 19th Assembly meeting

Dr Moeti Attends the 19th Ordinary Assembly of the Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS

Addis Ababa, 04 July 2017 - Yesterday, the Organization of African…
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Ebola outbreak ends

WHO declares an end to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville/Kinshasa, 2 July 2017 – Today, the World Health…
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Roadmap for Implementing the Addis Declaration on Immunization Launches at the Africa Health Forum

Kigali, Rwanda, 27 June 2017 – Today, a roadmap to guide Member…
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Country Representative Dr Chimbaru and Dr Boakeng were among the first voluntary blood donors at the Freetown site

Salone celebrates Blood Donor Day

On Wednesday June 21st 2017 the Ministry of Health and…
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Families collecting their bed nets at a distribution point in Ngiehun Village in Kenema District, Eastern Sierra Leone

Photo story: Looking back on Sierra Leone’s biggest ever bed net campaign

In June 2017, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation with partners…
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