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Liberia joins the global community to commemorate the World Antibiotic Awareness Week

Monrovia, 19th November 2017: Antibiotics are important medicines…
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Madagascar’s plague epidemic is slowing, but we must sustain the response

27 November 2017 | Antananarivo, Madagascar - Madagascar’s…
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Group photo of participants and facilitators

Hospital Managers Training

The tenets of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the Sustainable…
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Opening remarks from the Director General, Mr Berhane Ghebretinsae

Antibiotics Awareness Week Launching ceremony

In line with the World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Eritrea launched…
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Partial view of meeting participants

Experts ramp up efforts to leave no one behind

Brazzaville, 24 November 2017 - With growing momentum to ensure that…
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Leave no one behind - framework of actions for strengthening health systems for UHC and the SDGs in Africa

Statement on the Second Ministry of Health Directors’ meeting on Taking Forward the Regional Framework for Strengthening Health Systems for UHC and SDGs

The second meeting of Directors of Policy and Planning and of Public…
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Dr Moeti delivering her speech at the first WHO Global Ministerial Conference on ending TB in the sustainable development era

Political will and evidence-based action to end TB in the African Region a must – WHO Regional Director for Africa

23 November 2017 - World Health Organization (WHO) Africa…
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Mr Alex Freeman, handing over the water quality testing kit to the national public health laboratory technician in charge for water quality and safety testing.

WHO in collaboration with the Ministry of Health established water quality control testing hub within the National Public Health Laboratory to guide water safety management and prevent water-borne diseases in South Sudan

Juba, 21 November 2017:  The conflict coupled with the country's…
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raising awareness on antibiotic resistance with school children in Sierra Leone

Tackling antibiotic resistance in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, November 17 2017 - Staff from the Ministry of Health and…
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Diabetes screening for the general public

Women and Girls should be empowered to strengthen their capacity to prevent Type 2 Diabetes

The Honourable Deputy Minister for Health, Mr Aboagye Gyedu, has…
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