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Update on Uganda’s preparedness activities on the 2019- Coronavirus outbreak

Kampala, 20 February 2020: – The Ministry of Health working with…
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Dr Freddy Banza

Working with communities to end Ebola

18 February, 2020, Goma - “In some places they threw stones at us,…
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Man smoking a cigarette

Ethiopia passes landmark smoking excise bill

Addis Ababa, 18 February 2020, - The Ethiopian Parliament has passed…
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Ethiopia stepping up readiness for coronavirus disease outbreak

Ethiopia stepping up readiness for coronavirus disease outbreak

Addis Ababa, 17 February 2019 – Home to one of Africa’s…
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Four countries in the African region license vaccine in milestone for Ebola prevention

Four countries in the African region license vaccine in milestone for Ebola prevention

Brazzaville/Geneva 14 February 2020 - The Democratic Republic of the…
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Supporting media to bust harmful myths on coronavirus disease

Supporting media to bust harmful myths on coronavirus disease

Abuja, 13 February 2020 – From eating garlic to gargling with…
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Hon Jane Ruth Aceng

Status of Uganda’s preparedness on the 2019-Coronavirus Outbreak.

Kampala, 12th February 2020: The Ministry of Health Uganda would like…
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Dr Owen Kaluwa, the World Health Organization Representative in South Africa presenting his credentials to the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Candith Mashego-Dlamini.

New WHO Representative to South Africa, Dr Owen Kaluwa, presents his credentials

Dr Owen Kaluwa, the new World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Republic of Congo steps up polio vaccination in border region

Republic of Congo steps up polio vaccination in border region

Ouesso, (Congo), 11 February 2020 - Under a sultry and showery sky,…
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Republic of Congo steps up polio vaccination in border region

Republic of Congo steps up polio vaccination in border region

Ouesso, (Congo), 11 February 2020 - Under a sultry and showery sky,…
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