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WHO/UNICEF report: Malaria MDG target achieved amid sharp drop in cases and mortality, but 3 billion people remain at risk

17 September 2015 - Malaria death rates have plunged by 60% since…
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Ebola transmission in Liberia over. Nation enters 90-day intensive surveillance period

Today, 3 September 2015, WHO declares Liberia free of Ebola virus…
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World Malaria Day 2015

Banjul, The Gambia, 1st September 2015 - Every year World Malaria Day…
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Mr Awute (first right), Dr Yakubu Gowon and Dr Mpazanje

Nigeria commemorates World Hepatitis Day for the first time.

Abuja, 31 July 2015 - Nigeria has joined the rest of the world to…
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Ethiopia commemorates World Hepatitis day

Ethiopia commemorates the World Hepatitis Day for the third time…
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Dr. Ramou Njie being interviewed on World Hepatitis Day 2015

Gambia commemorates World Hepatitis Day 2015

Banjul, The Gambia, 1st September 2015 - On 28 July 2015,…
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WHO mobilizes 164 500 doses of oral cholera vaccine to help control the cholera outbreak in Tanzania

Kigoma, 18 June 2015 – The cholera risk remains high in villages…
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Experts agree to develop robust blood transfusion services in Ebola affected and unaffected countries

Brazzaville, 8 June 2015 - Blood safety experts have agreed…
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Ethiopia has halved the number of people without access to safe water since 1990.

Ethiopia meets MDG target on safe water supply

The Government of Ethiopia announced the achievement of the MDG 7c…
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WHO convenes Meeting for the Assisted Review of the Janssen Ebola Zaire Vaccine Clinical Trials Application by Representatives of Ethics Committee and National Regulatory Authority of Sierra Leone in Accra Ghana

Accra, 27 April 2015 - Despite signs of the Ebola Virus Disease…
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