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Certificate of accreditation for College of Health Technology, Ningi in Bauchi state

Nigeria Closes Gaps in Human Resource for Health as Another Institution Gets Full Accreditation

Community Health Practitioners Board of Nigeria has awarded full accreditation status to the School of Community Health, College of Health Technology Ningi, Bauchi state in northeastern Nigeria.
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L-R Dr Mapzanje, Professor Adewole Dr Evelyn Ngige, Director public Health at the Press Briefing in Abuja

Nigeria Employs Numerous Strategies to Create Awareness on Viral Hepatitis Nationwide

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Photo of a nurse attending to Moses while Ebie looks on. The child's health has improved considerably due to the quality of care he received at the hospital

Improving emergency care for sick children

Ebie Williams brings her grandchild, Moses, to the main government hospital in Kenema.

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A WHO/UNICEF Risk Communication team member explains AWD prevention and control to health workers and residents of Gabo Gabo Kabele using pictorial posters (Photo: Ms Tseday Zerayaco)

Community engagement contributes to control of acute watery diarrhea in Ethiopia’s Somali region

After months of prevention and response activities by the Government of Ethiopia, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, the acute wa

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High level briefing in session

The East African Regional Public Health Emergency Operations Centre and Incident Management Training Workshop kicks off in Tanzania

In today’s connected world, health insecurity is a global issue. We must all protect ourselves, and each other, from threats like infectious diseases, chemical, and radiological events. On hundred and ninety six countries including Tanzania have agreed to work together to prevent and respond to public health crises, in line with the International Health Regulations (IHR (2005)).
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Dr Riek Gai Kok Hon Minister of Health addressing the participants

WHO supports a Multi-sectorial call for ‘Non-Communicable Diseases Action’ in South Sudan

31 July 2017, Juba South Sudan - The World Health Organization in collaboration with the Ministry of Health recently convened the first high level multi-sectori

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Dr Gumede-Moeletsi at the Ibadan Lab.

Nigeria’s Polio Laboratory Passes WHO Accreditation

Ibadan, 31 July 2017-The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) has declared the Ibadan Polio Laboratory f

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Melisachew Adane WHO Consultant making a presentation

WHO in collaboration with partners strengthens Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) to protect children from vaccine preventable diseases in South Sudan

Despite the ongoing crisis in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support the Ministry of Health of South Sudan and implementing partners to deliver immunization services and conduct disease surveillance activities across the country. Routine immunization and disease surveillance are key health interventions highly affected by the ever changing country context as they demand more logistics and human resource.
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