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Ethiopia Newsletter Bulletin 08, July-August 2013

Inside this issue:

WHO donates vehicles to support emergency polio eradication efforts in the Somali Region

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Uganda holds the 19th Government of Uganda/Development Partners Joint Review Mission and 9th National Health Assembly 23rd to 26th September 2013

Kampala, September 2013 -- Uganda’s Ministry of Health hosted the 19th Joint Review Mission and 9th National Health Assembly from 23rd to 26th September 2013 du

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Official visit of Mr Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa to WHO Regional Office for Africa in Congo Brazzaville

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Laboratory technicians receive training on real time ebola detection

Entebbe, 23rd September 2014:- The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) hosted a two-day intensive regional training on Filovirus Real Time RT-PCR assay for E

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End Stigma and Discrimination against People Affected by Leprosy and their families

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The Prime Minister of Ethiopia Urges All to Fight Stigma and Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy and their Family Members

Addis Ababa, 18 September 2013 – H.E.

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Global child deaths down by almost half since 1990

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African Health Ministers agree to intensify efforts to address women’s health, HIV, traditional medicine, health of elderly people and neglected tropical diseases

Brazzaville, Congo -- Ministers of Health from the 47 Member States of WHO in the African Region ended their 63rd session on Friday in Brazzaville, Congo, with

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