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Directeur de Cabinet du Ministère de Santé, Monsieur Emmanuel Sorgho, is receiving a kit from the Burkina Faso WR Dr. Alimata J. Diarra-Nama.

WHO scales up activities in Burkina Faso in response to worsening humanitarian situation

Brazzaville, 15 July 2019 - The World Health…
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Marginalised and mistrustful: listening to people who have few reasons to trust outsiders | Photo: WHO/Chris Black

Marginalised and mistrustful: listening to people who have few reasons to trust outsiders

The village of Alima, homes scattered around a large community hall,…
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Uganda Village joins forces to Fight Ebola | Photo: WHO/KISIMIR J.

Uganda Village joins forces to Fight Ebola

5 July, 2019. Bwera, Uganda – When Godfrey and his wife Jennifer fell…
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A border-crosser in a wheelchair has her temperature checked at the Mpondwe border crossing point. Photo: Matthew Taylor

Uganda’s groundwork in preparedness bodes well for stopping Ebola’s spread within its borders

25 June 2019 - Kampala, Uganda. As Uganda steps up its response to…
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WHO/M. Niewenhof

Breastfeeding is critical for child survival following cyclones in Mozambique

Breastmilk is the best source of food for all babies wherever they…
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WHO Africa mourns the loss of a colleague killed in a hospital attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO Africa mourns the loss of a colleague killed in a hospital attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The WHO Regional Office for Africa is deeply saddened by the death of…
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Disease detection in a box – a high-tech solution for emergency settings

Disease detection in a box – a high-tech solution for emergency settings

In the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, hundreds of thousands of…
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The programme prepares technical specialists to move beyond their field of expertise

Training WHO specialists to captain a health emergency response

To better protect 1 billion people during an emergency situation…
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Photo Nieuwenhof

Fast roll-out of cholera vaccines for people in need in Mozambique

10 April 2019, Maputo - The Ministry of Health in…
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Dr Matshidiso Moeti (2nd from left) in Mozambique

WHO scales up health response to Cyclone Idai in Mozambique

Regional Director for the WHO African Region visits disaster zone…
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