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Acting WHO Country Representative, Dr. Zabulon Yoti handing over the oxygen concentrators to the Deputy Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender and Children of Zanzibar

WHO boosts capacity for critical care in Zanzibar

Zanzibar - Oxygen is the most critical medicine for people with severe COVID-19, yet its supplies are unstable in many countries.

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Mrs. Mercy Ameh checking the blood pressure of a pregnant woman in hard-to-reach area

Female health workers defy the odds, reach vulnerable populations with services

Abuja, 2 August, 2022 - Mrs Mercy Ameh is a passionate nurse who works as a humanitarian healthcare worker in Northeast Nigeria.

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Improving midwifery capacity and standards to curb death of mothers and babies

Over 80 maternal and child health experts from around the world have concluded a meeting in Freetown aimed at improving midwifery education. The body of experts included health authorities of Sierra Leone, Malawi, Bolivia, Pakistan and Congo, WHO and other global health partners. Their deliberations focused on finding workable strategies that will help strengthen the quality of midwifery education and training to improve standards that will help curb preventable death of mothers and newborn babies.
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Proud children after receiving their polio vaccine

Tanzania rolls out third round of polio vaccines

A third round of polio vaccination for all children under five is underway in Tanzania.

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Improving midwifery capacity and standards to curb death of mothers and babies

Over 70 maternal and child health experts from around the world have concluded a meeting in Freetown aimed at improving midwifery education. The body of experts included health authorities of Sierra Leone, Malawi, Bolivia, Pakistan and Congo, WHO and other global health partners. Their deliberations focused on finding workable strategies that will help strengthen the quality of midwifery education and training with the to improve standards that will help curb preventable death of mothers and newborn babies.
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The Ethiopian National Influenza Laboratory gets recognized as a WHO National Influenza Centre

The Ethiopian National Influenza Laboratory gets recognized as a WHO National Influenza Centre

Following an on-sight assessment by a team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), the National Influenza Laboratory of the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI)

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Q&A with the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Civil Aid Operations (ECHO)

Q&A with the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Civil Aid Operations (ECHO)

Rolling out the COVID 19 vaccination campaign across the continent has been a challenging task. So, what happens in a country grappling with humanitarian crisis as well? Ian Van Engelgem, Technical Assistant in the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department’s (ECHO) office in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, discusses EU’s support to the efforts by WHO and partners to deliver the vaccine in 15 African countries facing humanitarian crises.
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Healthcare workers trained on the use of Early Warning, Alert and Response System

WHO and World Bank bolstered disease surveillance and response in South Sudan

Over 200 healthcare workers have been trained with the aim to improve real-time detection and prompt response to disease outbreaks and other health emergencies.

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