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WHO joins international calls to invest more in defeating human rabies transmitted by dogs

WHO joins international calls to invest more in defeating human rabies transmitted by dogs

28 September 2015 - The World Health Organization (WHO),  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OI

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First lady of Uganda hosts and launches the South Western regional launch of the EMTCT campaign in Kiruhura district

The First Lady of Uganda, Hon.

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The WHO Representative, Dr. Rufaro Chatora handing over an ECG machine to the Chief Medical Office

The World Health Organization Provides Equipment And Vehicles To Strengthen Disease Surveillance, Nutrition And Maternal And Child Health Care Services

Dar es Salaam, 10 December 2015 - The WHO Tanzania country office provided the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare equipment to strengthen di

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Declaration of Dr. Mohammed Belhocine, head of WHO country office, to mark the end of Ebola Outbreak in Guinea.

Conakry, 2015, Décember 29 - Today, the 29th of December, it’s been forty-two days since the newborn and last confirmed case of Ebola, was released cured f

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New report signals country progress in the path to malaria elimination

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The eDEWS software can be used on mobile devices such as tablets (Credit: WHO)

Liberia introduces electronic reporting to detect disease outbreaks early

Monrovia, 8 December 2015 - Liberia is introducing electronic reporting which will enable faster detection of disease outbreaks.

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Some of the senior officials attended the NTD master plan (2016-2020) launching ceremony

South Sudan Launches Master Plan for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

Juba, 8 December 2015 - South Sudan took an important step in the global fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) with the launch of a n

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Dr Jackson Kioko, head of Department of Preventive and Promotive Health, MOH, speaks during the Polio Stakeholders meeting in Nairobi

Kenya Sustains Polio Eradication Efforts as Year Ends

Kenya’s effort to eradicate polio w

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