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Joint Polio campaign Launch at Garisa, Kenya on Sept 14 2018

Countries from IGAD team up to end polio: The three Ministers of Health jointly launch to vaccinate about six million under five children.

Addis Ababa, 19, September 2018: Four countries from the…
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Dr L. Musango stating:‘external evaluations should be regarded as an integral part of a continuous process of strengthening capacities for the implementation of the IHR.'

Workshop on Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of International Health Regulation (IHR) Core Capacities in Mauritius from 18-20th September 2018

A validation workshop is being conducted in Mauritius from 18 to 20…
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WHO and MoH staff checking on the Ebola Cold Chain Freezers that were delivered

Uganda Prepares to Vaccinate against Ebola in Case the Virus Strikes the Country

Kampala, 20th September 2018: As Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)…
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Botswana Leads the Way on Fighting Health Threat Endangering Millions of Lives in Africa

Botswana Leads the Way on Fighting Health Threat Endangering Millions of Lives in Africa

Botswana’s leaders made a call for urgent action on Noncommunicable…
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Governor Okorocha (right) receiving Dr Alemu (left) to Imo Government House

Governor restates   WHO’s leadership role in promoting health, urges more presence at grassroots level

Owerri, 19 September, 2018 - Governor of Imo State, His Excellency…
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Dr Laurent Musango, WHO Representative in Mauritius enquiring about possible solutions to address the issues of ageing population in Mauritius

Tackling the issues of Ageing Population through Global Partnership

Social problems associated with the ageing of the population can be…
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The Hon. Minister of Health, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya, (Centre) with the WHO Representative, Dr. Nathan Bakyaita (far left) with one of the RRTs in Solwezi

WHO and CDC support the Ministry of Health to strengthen capacity for detection, investigation and response to Ebola Virus Disease in districts bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo

The outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic…
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The facilitator making a presentation on HIV Care Cascades - how can cascade analysis lead to program improvements

With WHO’s support, South Sudan strengthens HIV treatment cascade to improve interventions and achieve the national 90-90-90 targets

Juba 14 September 2018 – WHO in partnership with the Ministry of…
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