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Nigerias Minister of Health (left) and EU Ambassador signing the documents for the 70 million euros grant

European Union, WHO and UNICEF partner with Government of Nigeria to strengthen health systems and eradicate polio

Abuja, 16 February 2017 - Today, the Executive Governors of Adamawa, Anambra, Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto joined the Honorable Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole in signin

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Malawi aims to improve quality of care for mothers and new babies

No-one is more vulnerable than a new born baby, and more in need of quality care.

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Malawi commits to halve maternal and neonatal deaths over next five years as the country hosts a global conference on improving quality of care for maternal, new-born and child health

The Governments of Malawi and eight other countries from Africa and South East Asia have committed to halve maternal, new-born and stillborn births.

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Nine countries commit to halve maternal and newborn deaths in health facilities

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WHO delivering cholera kits to Agorbar PHCC run by Sudan Medical Care, Bor.

Amidst insecurity, WHO in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and partners intensifies the health response to the cholera outbreak in South Sudan

14 February 2017, Juba, South Sudan - Despite the ongoing complex humanitarian crises in South Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the Ministry of Hea

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Mr Louise Mokiri Avito during the meningitis outbreak response in 2008 in one of the villages in Torit County

WHO health worker killed in an attack in Torit County, former Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan

10 February 2017, Juba, South Sudan – It is with sadness that WHO received the shocking news of one more of its employees Mr Louise Mokiri Avito, in Torit,

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Clinicians carry out practical sessions on the WHO Clinical Staging of HIV-AIDS

WHO in partnership with the Ministry of Health scaling up antiretroviral treatment (ART) in the Greater Upper Nile Region, South Sudan

09 February 2017, Juba, South Sudan – WHO in partnership with Ministry of Health are strengthening capacity to provide comprehensive HIV prevention, care and treatment services

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Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa delivering her statement at the 18th General Assembly of OAFLA

WHO Regional Director for Africa commends the work of OAFLA

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, attended the 18th General Assembly of the Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) on the sidelines o

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