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Brazzaville to host 63rd session of WHO Regional Committee for Africa

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Uganda interrupts transmission of river blindness in almost half of the endemic areas

Kampala August 2013 -- Uganda has successfully interrupted transmission of onchocerciasis (River Blindness) in 8 out of 18 localized areas (foci) endemic for th

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l-r: Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu, Dr. Pierre M’Pele, Dr. Kebede Worku, as Dr. M’Pele speaks at the WHO DTA welcoming ceremony, MoH, 19 August 2013.

MOH welcoming WHO professional staff to provide Direct Technical Assistance (DTA)

THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH WELCOMES 15 WHO PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO PROVIDE DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (DTA) 

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Regional workshop calls for joint efforts to promote essential surgical care

Brazzaville, 23 August 2013 -- The World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has underscored the need for functional emergency, sur

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Uganda commemorates World Breast Feeding Week 2013

Kampala August 2013 -- Uganda commemorated the World Breast Feeding Week (WBW) 2013 with a call to mothers to exclusively breastfeed their children for the firs

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African Partnerships for Patient Safety: safer care through international partnerships

Kisiizi hospital, Uganda, now has its own infection control professional with the support of African Partnerships for Patient Safety, a WHO programme.

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Health research is key for universal health coverage

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Gambia introduces Rotavirus vaccine into routine immunization services

Banjul, 14 august 2013 -- The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has, this afternoon, formally introduced the Rotavirus vaccine into the national immunizatio

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