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Participants at the After Action Review were from the Ministry of Health and Social Services, WHO Namibia, Namibia Red Cross Society, Namibia Institute of Pathology, City of Windhoek, Namibia Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Programme, Robert Koch Institute, Farmers Union and Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform.

Namibia Conducts Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic After-Action Review

The Ministry of Health and Social Services in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) recently gathered for an After-Action Review (AAR) meeting in response to th

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Group photo of all the participants at the Polio Outbreak Simulation Exercise (POSE)

Polio Outbreak Simulation Exercise (POSE) in South Africa

Polio, a disease targeted for eradication, has been a persistent focus for South Africa.

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Treating the war-wounded in eastern Chad

Treating the war-wounded in eastern Chad

Leaning against the wall in a corridor at the University Hospital Centre in Abeche, a town around 900 km east of the Chadian capital N'Djamena, Dr Sassil Dare takes a few minutes to catch his breath. It is 3pm and he has already completed three surgeries.
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Group Photo at the National Bridging and One Health Framework five-day workshop was hosted from 4-8 September 2023, Johannesburg South Africa

WHO South Africa Leads the Way Towards a Healthier Future with National Bridging and One Health Framework Workshop

In a remarkable collaboration between the World Health Organization (WHO

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A student training independent monitors

18 students from the Private University of Angola (UPRA) embarked on a transformative journey, lending their youthfulness, energies, and intellect to the national polio campaign in Angola.

In an important collaboration tha

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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Africa to build its own public health institutions to respond better to health emergencies

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says a strategic solution to the equal distribution of vaccines is for developing nations to

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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus with His Excellency, Dr Hage Geingob, Namibia Head of State,

Dr. Tedros praises Namibia’s public health system…calls for further collaboration

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has commended Namibia for its commitment to Universal Health Coverage. “I would like to

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External Evaluators brainstorming during JEE mission in Liberia

Liberia Commences its Second Joint External Evaluation (JEE) for the International Health Regulations (IHR) Core Capacities

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