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Namibia AAR for Hepatitis E Virus Outbreak: Group Picture

Namibia conducts After Action Review for the 2017-2022 Hepatitis E Outbreak Response

Namibia declared the end of the Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) outbreak on…
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Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease

Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease

Accra/Brazzaville - Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak…
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Increasing COVID-19 vaccination in northeast Nigeria

Increasing COVID-19 vaccination in northeast Nigeria

Maiduguri – Hajara Maimuna Idi is sitting under a tree at the…
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In Africa, 63% jump in diseases spread from animals to people seen in last decade

In Africa, 63% jump in diseases spread from animals to people seen in last decade

Brazzaville – Africa is facing a growing risk of outbreaks caused by…
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Kenya, WHO launch bold initiative to transform Africa’s health emergency response

Kenya, WHO launch bold initiative to transform Africa’s health emergency response

Brazzaville/Nairobi – The Government of Kenya and the World Health…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros shake hands at the groundbreaking for launch of the WHO Emergency Hub in Nairobi for workforce development & maintaining stockpiles of medical and logistical supplies

Kenya and WHO launch bold initiative to transform Africa’s health emergency response

Brazzaville/Nairobi, 9 July 2022 – The Government of Kenya and the…
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Team members of the Grand Bassa County team listening on during the event

Grand Bassa hits 71% COVID-19 vaccination coverage against its total population

Grand Bassa, 8 July 2022 – The far-reaching dream of Liberia…
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Mrs Margaret Kwaada Julius receiving the tobacco control

 “I am a threat to tobacco”-Advocate 

Abuja, 8 July, 2022 - In 2009, Mrs. Margaret Kwaada Julius, a 47-year…
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Southern Africa in fresh vaccination drive to halt wild polio

Southern Africa in fresh vaccination drive to halt wild polio

Maputo, 7 July 2022 – Mozambique today kicked off the third round of…
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Group session during SURGE training in Botswana

70 trained specialists in Botswana ready to be deployed and intervene in health emergencies

A group of 70 representatives from different governmental agencies…
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