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L to R:H.E. Mr Upendra Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population of Nepal and H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Nepal’s high level delegation from Ministry of Health and parliament paid a visit to Ethiopia

The Nepal high level delegation which was led by H.E. Mr Upendra Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population of Nepal and three members of the Nepal Parliamentarian of Federalism paid a visit to Ethiopia. The Nepal delegation stayed in the country from 15 - 19 April 2019 and they visited the Ethiopian Health system to learn from Ethiopia’s experience on a federally structured health system. This experience sharing visit was aimed to overview overall administrative and political structure of Ethiopia with an emphasis of federalism focusing to the health system and to understand the processes used to design the federal structures and the impact on human resources management, oversight, accountability and financing in a decentralized system.
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WHO Africa mourns the loss of a colleague killed in a hospital attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO Africa mourns the loss of a colleague killed in a hospital attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO mourns the death of Dr Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung, an epidemiologist deployed for the Ebola outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dr Mouzoko was killed in an attack on Butembo University Hospital.
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Honorable Ministers and higher government officials present at the meeting

Antimicrobial Resistance: Eritrea conducts a Consensus Building Workshop on a Five Year National Action Plan

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The WHO Representative, Dr. Nathan Bakyaita, The PS, Ministry of Health, Dr. Kennedy Malama and Esther Bouma from the European Union

Zambia commits to strengthening Primary Health Care as a vehicle for advancing Universal Health Coverage.

On 9 April 2019 Zambia commemorated the World Health Day under the global theme of Universal Health Coverage.

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A section of participants of the meeting

High level advocacy meeting on institutionalizing MPDSR in Eritrea

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Ambassador of the United States to Botswana, His Excellency Craig Cloud (centre) and to his is Dr Martins Ovberedjo, the WR

The New US Ambassador to Botswana visits the WHO Country Office

Gaborone, Botswana - 18 April 2019: The new Ambassador of the United States to Botswana His Excellency Craig Cloud visited the WHO Country Office to familiarize

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Vice President Dr. Isatou Touray officailly opening the Signing-in ceremony of the National Health Compact

Development Partners Sign Gambia's National Health Compact

BANJUL, 19 APRIL 2

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The UN delegation, lead respectively by Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, Regional Director, East and Southern Africa of UNFPA and Her Excellency Ambassador Christine Umutoni, UN Resident Coordinator for Mauritius and Seychelles, comprising Regional Directors from UNESCO and UNWTO, and Heads of UN agencies of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles during a courtesy call to the President of Seychelles (in the centre, first row)

Courtesy visit of the UNCT Retreat members to the President of Seychelles

His Excellency, the President of Seychelles, Mr Danny Faure welcomed the UN delegation for a courtesy visit in the morning of Tuesday April 16, 2019 at the State House of Seychelles. H.E. Mr D. Faure acknowledged the commitment of the UN delegation, lead respectively by Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, Regional Director, East and Southern Africa of UNFPA and Her Excellency Ambassador Christine Umutoni, UN Resident Coordinator for Mauritius and Seychelles. The delegation also comprised Regional Directors from UNESCO and UNWTO, and Heads of UN agencies of four countries namely Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles who will participate in the UN Retreat.
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