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Emergency Ministerial Meeting on Ebola opens in Accra, Ghana

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National Blood Bank in Addis Ababa

Ethiopia Commences World Blood Donor Day 2014 Celebrations

Give blood for those who give life. Safe blood for saving mothers.

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WHO Field Coordinator briefing the UN team in Kailahun.

United Nations Country Team Undertakes field visits to assess Ebola outbreak response

Heads of agencies of the United Nations in Sierra Leone visited Kenema and Kailahun Districts on 30 June and 1 July respectively.

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Dr Kesetebirhan Admasu, Minister of Health, gets his blood pressure checked at the launch event on 17 April 2014.

FMoH – A Tobacco-Free and Physically Active Workplace

The Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia becomes a smoke-free and physically active environment.

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Map showing worldwide distribution of trachoma.

GET2020: Counting Down towards Trachoma Elimination

18th meeting of the GET2020 Alliance takes place in Addis Ababa.

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Dr Abdi Mohammed, WHO Representative making remarks at the official opening of the Health Policy Review Workshop

Launch of South Sudan National Health Policy Review Workshop

The World Health Organisation is supporting South Sudan’s Ministry of Health to review its national policy as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s health system.

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First patient discharge from the Ebola Treatment centre posing with husband

More patients discharged from the Ebola treatment centres in Sierra Leone

30 June 2014, Freetown -- On 30 June 2014 four patients were discharged from the Ebola treatments centres bringing the number of discharged patients to 23.

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Community Health Volunteers

Kailahun District Supported to Contain Ebola Virus Disease

Freetown, 30 June 2014 -- Kailahun district is the most affected district according to data from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS).

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