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Dr Moeti interacting with the First Lady, Her Excellency Rebecca Akufo-Addo

Dr Moeti commends Ghana's First Lady on her initiatives towards improving maternal, child, and adolescent health

Dr Moeti paid a courtesy call on Her Excellency the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo.  She commended the First Lady’s efforts in maternal and child health in Ghana, particularly a

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Dr Moeti with some Members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health

Dr Moeti calls on Ghana's Parliamentary Select Committee on Health

Dr Moeti and her team called on some members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health at the Parliament House to hold discussions on health related matters of interest. 

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Dr Moeti with President Akufo-Addo

Dr Moeti pays courtesy call on President Akufo-Addo as part of her three-day official visit to Ghana

Dr Moeti paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.  Accompanying her were the Honourable Minister of Health, Dr Kwaku, Honourable Minister of Health, M

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A cross section of the community members atteding the launch of the AVW in Juba

South Sudan launches the 8th Edition of the African vaccination week

WHO launches the 8th annual African Vaccinations week in South Sudan. The week-long campaign raises awareness of the need and right of everyone to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.
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Vaccines Work: Do your part!

On African Vaccination Week, WHO calls for renewed efforts to vaccinate every last child

FREETOWN, April 25, 2018 --- This week, 23rd-29th April, is African and Global Vaccination Week, when the World Health Organization joins partners, health worke

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Dr Matshidiso Moeti

Africa requires strong health systems to attain universal health coverage UHC

The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has called on African countries to strengthen their health systems in order to attain universal health coverage (UHC). 
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Courtesy call on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health

Dr Moeti and her team paid a courtesy call on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health at the Parliament House.  She applauded the Legislature for passing the LI for Mental Health Bill (MHB) and also the increase in districts offering mental health services.  Dr Moeti mentioned that inadequate funding to support mental health programmes was a challenge in most African Countries, including Ghana.  She however advocated for more resources for Mental Health Programmes in Ghana, since according to her was a health priority which was seriously underfunded.
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Immunization partners launch week-long campaign across Africa

Immunization partners launch week-long campaign across Africa

The World Health Organization in the African Region, in collaboration with UNICEF, African Union and other partners, today launched the eighth African Vaccination Week (AVW). The week-long campaign from 23 to 29 April 2018 under the theme: ’Vaccines work, Do your part!,’ will raise awareness of the need and right of everyone, particularly children and women, to be protected from diseases that can be prevented by vaccines. It will also draw attention to the progress that has been made to ensure access to basic life-saving vaccinations across the continent.
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