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Dr Matshidiso Moeti nominated to a second term as WHO Regional Director for Africa

The 47 Member States of the WHO African Region nominate Dr Matshidiso Moeti to serve a second five-year term as Regional Director for Africa.

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Winners of inaugural WHO Innovation Challenge announced

The three winners of the first World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Innovation Challenge were honoured during an evening awards ceremony as part of the WHO Regional Committee meeting of health ministers taking place this week in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.

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Nigeria moves to end Communicable Diseases among people who use drugs

Abuja, 19 August 2019 – “I have been injecting drugs for a long time and we share syringes,” says Ali who lives in the suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (

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Ministerial gathering to shape Africa’s health agenda opens in Brazzaville

The annual ministerial gathering shapes Africa's health agenda. During the five-day meeting ministers agreed to important decisions on improving disease surveillance and response, reducing malnutrition, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases, controlling vector-borne diseases and strengthening district health systems.

Dr Olu handing over the ICT equipment to Dr Makur, Undersecretary, Ministry of Health

WHO donates Information Communication and Technology equipment to improve the availability of good quality data at all levels in South Sudan

Juba, 15 August 2019 – With funding from Gavi, the Vaccine alliance, WHO donated Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) equipment this week (Wednesday,

Dr Clement Peter (OiC) making in Speech at the Validation event

WHO collaborates with Nigerian Government to update the country health workforce profile

Abuja, August 15, 2019 - The Department of Health Planning, Research and Statistics of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) in collaboration with The World Hea

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Ethiopia sets to improve hypertension prevention and control at primary health care level

In an effort to improve, hypertension prevention and control at primary health care (PHC) level, The Federal Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organizati

During the SIMEX - health workers evaucate suspected Ebola patient at Juba International Airport

South Sudan conducts a full scale simulation exercise

Juba, 15 August 2019 – The Ministry of Health of South Sudan, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States’ Center for Disease Contr