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Uganda carries out Polio outbreak response simulation exercise

Kampala, 21th August 2015:- Ministry of Health and World Health Organization (WHO), CDC Atlanta and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) con

Chair of the HOA-TAG Dr Jean-Marc Olive’, left, with head of UVIS Dr Ephantus Maree and WR Kenya Dr Custodia Mandlhate

HOA-TAG calls for improved Polio Surveillance and Routine Immunization

The 13th Horn of Africa Technical Advisory Group meeting on polio has ended with a call for the affected countries to close gaps in surveillance sensitivity in high risk areas,

A view of the slowly advancing lava and the extent of the damages caused by it in the community of Chã das Caldeiras

Fogo volcanic eruption 2014-2015 : From the onset to the post-disaster assessment – The role of the WHO

On the 23rd of November 2014 a volcanic eruption occurred on the island of Fogo in the archipelago of Cabo Verde.

WHO providing emergency life-saving health services to internally displaced persons in South Sudan

Juba, 19 August 2015 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are racing to cope with the health needs of thousands of internally displaced persons (I

Statement from the United Nations Country Team in Sierra Leone over the rape and murder of a young woman at Lumley Beach, Freetown

Freetown, 19 August 2015 - The UN Country Team (UNCT) in Sierra Leone is shocked by the report that an 18-year-old girl, Hannah Bocka

Donated Motor-bikes

UN Presents Personal Protective Materials and Equipment to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOH&SW)

Banjul, The Gambia, 1st September 2015 - The United Nations System in The Gambia has once again extended its support to the Ministry of Health

Hon. Minister, Dr Parirenyatwa, and WR Zimbabwe, Dr Okello pre-senting their statements at the launch

Zimbabwe launches Public Health Association

Harare, 18 August 2015: The Zimbabwe Public Health Association (ZiPHA) was launched on the 14th of August in Harare at a function attended by many pu

Sierra Leone down to the last chain of Ebola virus transmission

Freetown, Sierra Leone – 17 August 2015: Use of rapid response teams and strong community involvement in finding Ebola virus disease cases and contacts is yield