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Seychelles PCV vaccine

New vaccine introduced to protect Seychellois children from Pneumonia and other Pneumococcal diseases

Seychelles 14th September 2018 – Seychellois children will now be…
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WHO is scaling up response to a fast-moving cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s capital

WHO is scaling up response to a fast-moving cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s capital

Harare/Brazzaville 13 September 2018 - The World Health…
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WHO is scaling up response to a fast-moving cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s capital

WHO is scaling up response to a fast-moving cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s capital

Harare/Brazzaville 13 September 2018 - The World Health…
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WHO is scaling up response to a fast-moving cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s capital

WHO is scaling up response to a fast-moving cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s capital

Harare/Brazzaville 13 September 2018 - The World Health…
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A flood affected victim thankfully receives supplies provided through the one UN support in Dolo's Town, Margibi County

Over 29,000 Flood Affected Victims Benefit from One United Nations (UN) Support

Monrovia, 5th September 2018 – Over 29,000 flood affected…
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Dr. Francis Kateh, Deputy Health Minister and Chief Medical Officer, making remarks during the Maternal and Neonatal care Task-sharing appraisal meeting in Monrovia

Meeting to appraise status of Maternal and Neonatal care Task-sharing Approach Initiatives

Monrovia, 27 August 2018: In an effort to improve maternal and…
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Ebola strikes big city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO scales up response to new threat

Ebola strikes big city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO scales up response to new threat

It’s been a little over a month since the Ebola outbreak in North…
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Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng vaccinates a member of the community at the launch

Uganda targets over 1,600,000 persons for Cholera vaccination campaign

Nebbi, 5 September 2018:- The Government of Uganda launched the…
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Dr Aaron Motsoaledi (Minister of Health), Ms Aneliswa Cele (Chief director, Environmental Health), Dr Brian Chirombo (OIC, WHO), Dr Kerrigan McCarthy (IMT Lead, NICD), Ms Precious Matsoso (DG, Health)

WHO congratulates South Africa on the end of the world’s largest listeriosis outbreak

Pretoria/Brazzaville - South Africa’s Ministry of Health…
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Dr Aaron Motsoaledi (Minister of Health), Ms Aneliswa Cele (Chief director, Environmental Health), Dr Brian Chirombo (OIC, WHO), Dr Kerrigan McCarthy (IMT Lead, NICD), Ms Precious Matsoso (DG, Health)

WHO congratulates South Africa on the end of the world’s largest listeriosis outbreak

Pretoria/Brazzaville - South Africa’s Ministry of Health…
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