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Dr Amare Workiye WaSH/IPC Officer, sample taking

ECHO supports WaSH services in response to the Cholera outbreak in Ethiopia

According to Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) 2022, the country has been experiencing one of the most severe La Niña- induced droughts in the last decade following the

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The POSE participants

Intensified efforts to maintain a Polio free Eswatini

Eswatini has joined countries like Botswana, Mozambique, and Malawi in intensifying efforts to protect more people from polio.

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Group photo of dignitaries after the opening ceremony of the 63rd Regular NCH

National Council on Health opens, experts call for resilient health system towards UHC

Abuja, 6 December, 2022 - As the 63rd  Regular National Council on Health (NCH) begins in Abuja, health experts are convinced that the government still have amp

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Bolstering Africa’s health emergency readiness and response

Bolstering Africa’s health emergency readiness and response

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in partnership with Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, West African Health Organization, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UK Health Security Agency, Robert Koch Institute and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today kicked off the region’s largest public health emergency operation centre (PHEOC) simulation exercise to step up readiness to respond to public health emergencies, with 36 countries taking part in the two-day functional exercise.
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Transforming women health leadership for improved health outcomes

Transforming women health leadership for improved health outcomes

To strengthen the capacity of women leaders in the health sector to help deliver a more robust health system in Ghana, World Health Organization (WHO) with support from United Kingdom Government through the Department of Health and Social Care (UK-DHSC) organized a capacity building for women health leaders as part of the Health Workforce Programme.
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Participants of the WAD Commemoration 2022

Eritrea: Commemoration of World AIDS Day 2022

WHO Eritrea joined the World in commemorating World AIDS Day 2022 under the theme “Equalize” at Orotta Conference Hall in Asmara on 1st December 2022.

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Providing critical health and hygiene services to Mozambique’s conflict-affected communities

Providing critical health and hygiene services to Mozambique’s conflict-affected communities

Celestina Ceverano lives in Ntocota, a village in Metuge District in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado Province, which has been ravaged by armed violence since October 2017.
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Honorable Othman Masoud, the First Vice President of Zanzibar, giving polio vaccine drops

Zanzibar successfully rolls out final round of polio vaccines

Zanzibar - In a bid to maximize protection of the population from outbreaks using scarce resources, Zanzibar has successfully piggy

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