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Proud children after receiving their polio vaccine

Tanzania rolls out third round of polio vaccines

A third round of polio vaccination for all children under five is underway in Tanzania.

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Improving midwifery capacity and standards to curb death of mothers and babies

Over 70 maternal and child health experts from around the world have concluded a meeting in Freetown aimed at improving midwifery education. The body of experts included health authorities of Sierra Leone, Malawi, Bolivia, Pakistan and Congo, WHO and other global health partners. Their deliberations focused on finding workable strategies that will help strengthen the quality of midwifery education and training with the to improve standards that will help curb preventable death of mothers and newborn babies.
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The Ethiopian National Influenza Laboratory gets recognized as a WHO National Influenza Centre

The Ethiopian National Influenza Laboratory gets recognized as a WHO National Influenza Centre

Following an on-sight assessment by a team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), the National Influenza Laboratory of the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI)

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Healthcare workers trained on the use of Early Warning, Alert and Response System

WHO and World Bank bolstered disease surveillance and response in South Sudan

Over 200 healthcare workers have been trained with the aim to improve real-time detection and prompt response to disease outbreaks and other health emergencies.

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Q&A with the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Civil Aid Operations (ECHO)

Q&A with the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Civil Aid Operations (ECHO)

Rolling out the COVID 19 vaccination campaign across the continent has been a challenging task. So, what happens in a country grappling with humanitarian crisis as well? Ian Van Engelgem, Technical Assistant in the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department’s (ECHO) office in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, discusses EU’s support to the efforts by WHO and partners to deliver the vaccine in 15 African countries facing humanitarian crises.
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World Breastfeeding Week

WHO Ethiopia celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2022 with the global theme “Step up for breastfeeding: Educate and Support”

World Breastfeeding Week is commemorated worldwide in the first week of August to emphasize the importance of regular breastfeeding for babies and to encourage and support breas

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High level stakeholders at the 3rd Emmet A Dennis Scientific Conference in Monrovia

Maintaining Public Health during a pandemic - National Public Health Institute in Liberia hosts the 3rd Emmet A. Dennis National Scientific Conference.

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Meeting participants with the Guest of Honor, Hon. Minister for Health of the United Republic of Tanzania

WHO and Partners revamp war against cholera in Africa

Dar es Salaam: The World Health Organization in the African region is embarking on a continent-wide effort to eliminate Cholera in the Region.

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