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Shisha smoking is not a better alternative to cigarettes. It harms your health

Rwanda banned totally Shisha

Starting Friday 15th of December 2017, Rwanda banned the smoking of…
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Peer review of WCO-South Africa end of biennium monitoring and reporting

Peer review of WCO-South Africa end of biennium monitoring and reporting

The World Health Organization Country Office in South Africa…
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South Africa conducts its first National TB Prevalence Survey 2017-2018

South Africa conducts its first National TB Prevalence Survey 2017-2018

For several years South Africa’s National Department of Health (NDoH…
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Communication Strategy for National Health Insurance

South Africa is moving towards universal health coverage (UHC)…
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Communication Strategy for National Health Insurance

South Africa is moving towards universal health coverage (UHC)…
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Hon. Minister of Health, Mrs Amina Nurhussien and a section of the participant

Eritrea: 2017 World AIDS Day Commemoration

This year World Aids Day was launched on December 1, 2017 in the…
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Practical training sessions going on

Training on Malaria Elimination Surveillance

WHO in collaboration with the Ministry of Health conducted training…
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WHE Emergency Manager, Dr. Collins Owili vaccinates a child against cholera during the flagoff ceremong of the OCV campaign in Borno state. Credits: WHO CE.Onuekwe

WHO helps Nigeria control cholera in Borno state

Maiduguri, Nigeria, 22 December 2017 - Nigeria has successfully…
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Group photograph of Participants at the AVAREF Meeting

African governments must invest in research and development of new medicines

Dr Owen Laws Kaluwa, Representative of the World Health Organisation…
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The Director of Public Health, Dr Badu Sarkordie and WHO Representative for Ghana, Dr Owen Kaluwa, co-chaired a coordination meeting of partners on responding to the influenza A (H1N1) in Kumasi, Ghana. Credit WHO Ghana.

WHO supports response to influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 outbreak in Ghana’s Ashanti Region

WHO is supporting Ghana’s Ministry of Health in response to an…
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