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The strengthening of the health laboratory in Wau is part of a much wider commitment of the European Union to assist the population in the entire South Sudan, said Wim Vandenbroucke, Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation to the Republic of South Sudan

EU and WHO setting up a molecular diagnostic laboratory in Wau for the detection of COVID-19

Juba, 1 September 2021 – The European Union (EU) and WHO establishes molecular diagnostic laboratory in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State to increase testing ca

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Dr Kasolo, WHO Country Representative for Ghana delivering a statement at the function

• WHO launches Leadership for Health Transformation Programme to provide high-level strategic leadership to Senior Managers of Ghana’s Health Sector

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has gained momentum, especially among developing countries.

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High level personalities that participated in the conference

Ghana holds Conference on Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition

Over the past few decades, the maternal mortality rate in Ghana has seen a steady decline due to several factors and robust systems put in place to ensure safe pregnancy and del

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Combat Ageism in Africa

WHO AFRO and HelpAge International partnering to combat ageism in the African Region

Healthy ageing is the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age.

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New test finds no evidence of Ebola virus in Cote d’Ivoire case

New test finds no evidence of Ebola virus in Cote d’Ivoire case

The government of Cote d’Ivoire has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) that a second laboratory has tested samples from a patient suspected of having Ebola and has found no evidence of the virus.
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WHO Staff on a tour at the facility during the installation process

Ghana Infectious Disease Center installs first Arterial Blood Gas Analyzer

Ghana like many other countries across the globe, is grappling with a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the delta variant.
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Health worker collecting blood sample for malaria test from one of Zulahatu Ibrahim’s children

Health workers in FCT raise awareness on protective measures to contain spread of infectious diseases 

Abuja, 30 August, 2021 - “I now understand how to keep my family safe from contracting diseases like cholera, covid-19 and other diseases.

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Immunizing children in Sierra Leone against polio

Sierra Leone safeguards children with new vaccine against polio

A sub-national polio immunization campaign starts today in Sierra Leone to protect an estimated 520,000 children under five years of age using the novel Oral Polio vaccine. The campaign will run for four days and will be implemented by national and district teams and frontline health workers that will go house to house in three districts - Tonkolili, Western Area Urban and Western Area Rural districts - to immunize eligible children.
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