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End of Ebola transmission in Guinea

Geneva, 29 December 2015 - Today the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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WHO Ethiopia Neglected NTD Coordinator Dr Abate Mulugeta overseeing the deworming in a school in Addis Ababa

Ethiopian School-Based Deworming Campaign Targets 17 Million Children

ADDIS ABABA, 15 December 2015 | More than 17 million children aged 5–…
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WHO Regional Director Dr. Matshidisho Moeti speaks at the closure of JAF21

The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) closes and a new body set up to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases

KAMPALA, 17 December 2015:- The African Programme for Onchocerciasis…
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Toward Universal Health Coverage in Africa

By Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, 11 December 2015 Health is widely…
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WHO joins international calls to invest more in defeating human rabies transmitted by dogs

WHO joins international calls to invest more in defeating human rabies transmitted by dogs

28 September 2015 - The World Health Organization (WHO),  The…
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WHO calls on countries to eliminate rabies

WHO calls on countries to eliminate rabies

10 December 2015 -- Currently, about 80% of people exposed to rabies…
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Declaration of Dr. Mohammed Belhocine, head of WHO country office, to mark the end of Ebola Outbreak in Guinea.

Conakry, 2015, Décember 29 - Today, the 29th of December, it’s…
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The First Lady, Mrs Esther Lungu receiving the salute from the marchers in Livingstone. ( Right) is the UNICEF Rep. Dr. Hamid Elbashir, Mrs Anne Mtonga, National Surveillance Officer and the WHO Rep. Dr. Jacob Mufunda

Highlights of the commemoration of the World Aids Day 2015 in Zambia: “Zambia’s future, Getting to Zero New HIV Infections.”

Lusaka, 4th December 2015 - Zambia joined the international community…
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Ghana hosts a three-day inter- regional workshop on Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water (GLASS) TrackFin Initiative

Ghana hosts a three-day inter-regional workshop on Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water (GLASS) TrackFin Initiative

Accra, 03 December 2015: A three-day inter –regional workshop on…
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New recommendations show how to treat all people living with HIV and decrease new infections

Harare, 27 November 2015 –The world  is poised to end the AIDS…
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