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Eritrea launches the Meningitis A Vaccination and Vitamin A supplementation Campaign November – December 2019

Eritrea launches the Meningitis A Vaccination and Vitamin A supplementation Campaign November – December 2019

Asmara 15 Nov 2019 – The Minister of Health, H.E. Ms. Amina…
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Photo: WHO/Eugene Kabambi

Democratic Republic of the Congo accelerates training of emergency medical units for use in epidemics

Kisantu, 13 November 2019 – To efficiently provide treatment to…
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Oral Polio Immunization, one of the GAVI supported activities in Uganda

Ministry of Health Conducts Joint Appraisal of GAVI support to the Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization

Kampala, 13 November 2019: - The Ministry of Health (MoH), with…
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Diabetes is a family affair in Kenya

Diabetes is a family affair in Kenya

Alara Amin was 4 years old when she was diagnosed with type 1…
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Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, WHO Representative to Uganda, Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam and, Dr Githingi Gitahi, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Amref Health Africa with delegates at the Health Promotion Conference

Uganda Holds Inaugural National Conference on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Kampala, 13 November, 2019:- There was one resounding message that…
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WHO prequalifies Ebola vaccine

WHO prequalifies Ebola vaccine, paving the way for its use in high-risk countries

The World Health Organization (WHO) today prequalified an Ebola…
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Dr Elhadji Mamadou Mbaye

A Senegalese doctor reflects on what he’s learned from Congolese communities in the fight against Ebola

Dr Elhadji Mamadou Mbaye, from the West African country of Senegal,…
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Polio immunisation

Zambia launches polio immunisation campaign targeting more than 478, 500 children following an outbreak in the northern part of the country

Zambia has launched a polio immunisation campaign after confirming a…
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WHO team training community volunteers and health workers on the use of AVADAR in Gurai, South Sudan.

Fighting polio, one SMS at a time!

Health workers and community volunteers in remote and security-…
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Nine African countries agree to begin journey towards pooled procurement to increase their access to affordable life-saving vaccines

Nine African countries agree to begin journey towards pooled procurement to increase their access to affordable life-saving vaccines

Brazzaville, 6 November 2019 – Nine middle-income countries in Africa…
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