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Volunteer burial teams have played a vital role in the disaster response

Supporting the mental health needs of frontline responders

FREETOWN, October 18 2017 --- When the biggest natural disaster…
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WHO provides 1.2 million antibiotics to fight plague in Madagascar

WHO provides 1.2 million antibiotics to fight plague in Madagascar

6 OCTOBER 2017 | ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR - WHO has…
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WHO scales up response to plague in Madagascar

WHO scales up response to plague in Madagascar

WHO is rapidly scaling up its response to an outbreak of plague in…
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WHO scales up response to plague in Madagascar

WHO is rapidly scaling up its response to an outbreak of plague in…
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The landslide which started in Regent devastated homes, communities and waterways along its path

Mitigating health risks in the wake of disaster

FREETOWN, September 21 2017 --- On the morning of 14th August 2017,…
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One year after Nigeria emergency declaration.

Eight years of conflict and crisis in north-eastern Nigeria have left…
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Children and adults are receiving the vaccine across disaster-affected areas

Emergency cholera vaccination campaign kicks off in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, 15 September 2017 – Sierra Leone’s first ever Oral Cholera…
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Participants in a group discussion

WHO supports Government of Uganda to develop a National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)

The Ministry of Health with support from World Health Organization (…
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Flooding has caused massive displacement and increase health risks for affected communities

Sierra Leone to begin cholera vaccination drive in disaster-affected areas

FREETOWN, 5 September 2017 – Half a million people in Sierra…
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Teams of responding partners at the disaster site

Preventing spread of disease in wake of mudslides is vital, says WHO

Freetown, Sierra Leone, 21 August 2017 – The World Health…
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