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Group photo of participants at the Adaptationof AFRO's 3rd Edition IDSR Technical Guidelines workshop in Buchanan City, Liberia

Liberia Adapts WHO/AFRO’s 3rd Edition of the Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response (IDSR) Technical Guidelines

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The Permanent Sectretary (MOH), Dr. Kennedy Malama with Representatives from WHO, USAID and EU

Zambia on the road to improving health equity through action on Social Determinants of Health

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WHO, UNICEF help boost West Africa’s capacity to respond to polio outbreaks

WHO, UNICEF help boost West Africa’s capacity to respond to polio outbreaks

Lomé, 26 November 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today kicked off a four-day regional emergency prep

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Group photograph during the commemoration World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

Life is not a car part – Nigerians urged to be more cautious to prevent falling victim to road traffic accidents

Nigerians are being reminded to be more careful on the road in order not to become victims of road traffic accidents. 
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“Diabetes remains very high on the agenda of my government which views with much concern the health problems of the population caused by NCDs”, said Dr Hon K. Jagutpal 

Calling upon Families to Act on Diabetes Now

The new Minister of Health and Wellness of the Republic of Mauritius, Dr Hon Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal launched a series of activities in the south of the country on 23 Novem

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Ebola vaccinations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – In the community, by the community

Ebola vaccinations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – In the community, by the community

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WHO Representative, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses with the Executive Director of MOHSS, Mr. Ben. Nangombe

Namibia needs over N$ 500 million to realize its health security plan

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Antimicrobial resistance on his own leg turns a Kenyan health worker into an advocate for wiser use of antibiotics

Antimicrobial resistance on his own leg turns a Kenyan health worker into an advocate for wiser use of antibiotics

Josphat, a health worker based in Nairobi, needed a skin graft on his leg in 2013. But then, what is typically a common procedure nowadays became a medical nightmare.
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