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Honorable Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac F. Adewole (L) & ED NPHCDA during the Civil Servant engagement workshop on Immunization & PHC Strengthening i.jpg

Africa Vaccination Week comes to an end with calls for civil servants to become immunization champions

Nigeria, 16 May 2018 – The final event marking the African Vaccination Week (AVW) ended in Abuja with calls for civil servants to become immunization champions.

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Group photograph WHO WR, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Dr Sule Ahmed Medical Director of the Maitama General Hospital

Maitama Hospital Measles and Yellow Fever Laboratory gets a boost from WHO

Abuja, 17 May 2018 – In a bid to strengthen measles and yellow fever surveillance in Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) has refurbished a porta cabin

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The Minister of Health, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya (4th from left) in the company of the two ministers and the WHO Representative at the media briefing

Zambia Charts the Way forward for Cholera Elimination

The Cholera outbreak in Zambia which started in October 2017 has now been brought under control and in the next two weeks, the country is likely be declared cholera free.

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WHO supports Ebola vaccination of high risk populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO supports Ebola vaccination of high risk populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo with support of WHO starts using the Ebola vaccine. So far more than 47 000 people at high risk of the disease have been vaccinated.
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Nigeria to use WHO HRH Planning and Projection Tool to forecast health workforce supply requirements

Abuja, May 17th 2018 – A four day training for staff of state Ministries of health of Bauchi, Cross Rivers, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and the National P

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Statement on the 1st meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in 2018

The 1st meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo took place on Friday 18 May 2018, from 11:00 to 14:00 Geneva time (CET).
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Measuring children is integral part of the clinical session of the WHO course

WHO supports stabilization centres to treat malnourished children in South Sudan

Juba, 16 May 2018— In South Sudan, food insecurity continues to deteriorate to Emergency (IPC Phase 4) due to displacement, restrictions on movement and trade f

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WHO concerned as one Ebola case confirmed in urban area of Democratic Republic of the Congo

One new case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has been confirmed in Wangata, one of the three health zones of Mbandaka, a city of nearly 1.2 million people in Equateur Province in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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