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Strengthening surveillance for Guinea worm disease in Northern Namibia

A case of Guinea worm disease (GWD) was confirmed in Angola in June 2018.  The case, an eight-year girl, hails from the Cunene Province in Angola, which borders Ohangwena and Omusati Regions in Namibia.  In response, Angolan authorities, with WHO support, carried out further case searches in three southern provinces of the country, including Cunene.

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Ebola - Following a full simulation exercise, a joint monitoring mission is deployed...

Following the full simulation exercise conducted in Rwanda at the beginning of January 2019 to assess Ebola virus disease readiness, preparedness and response capacity in the country, an external joint monitoring mission team, comprising World Health Organization (WHO) specialists and partners relevant to the preparedness efforts in Rwanda, was deployed in the country.
The scope of the joint monitoring mission was to provide additional support to the Republic of Rwanda to:

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Epidemiologists meet in Accra to discuss surveillance of diseases

Epidemiologists from WHO Africa and Eastern Mediterranean regions meet in Accra to discuss surveillance of diseases in the two regions

01 February 2002 -- Epidemiologists and Experts meeting in Accra to assess progress made in the implementation of the UN funded Project on strengthening surveillance and response for vaccine-preventable and epidemic prone diseases, have called for effective documentation to enable national programs and their partners have useful evidence based on field experience in the implementation of the project.

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