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WHO and country participants at the meeting in Kampala

WHO supports four countries to design plans to strengthen family planning services

There is an urgent need to improve family planning services in Africa, where more than 47 million women, who wish to stop or delay pregnancies have limited access to contraception. A five-day meeting on strengthening family planning services in, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia and Uganda began on 17th December 2018 in Kampala.  It is organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health of Uganda, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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WHO team with a family of a presumptive case of Yellow fever for detailed case investigation

Nigeria launches Yellow fever vaccination campaign to stop outbreak in Edo state 

The Government of Nigeria with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), and partners launched this week a Yellow fever reactive vaccination campaign , funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The campaign will be implemented in 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Edo state where cases have been confirmed. The immunization drive is a response to the unprecedented yellow fever outbreak recently identified in the State.
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Honorable Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof. Mthuli Ncube and WR Dr Gasasira shaking hands after signing for the grant

African Development Bank gives a grant to support cholera control activities in Zimbabwe

Harare, 17 Dec.

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Dr Maleghemi leading the discussion on the accountability system and its impact on staff performance

WHO reviews the Expanded Programme on Immunization/ Polio Eradication Initiative to improve immunization and surveillance strategies

Juba, 12 December 2018 – To improve immunization and surveillance strategies, the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) officers and field supervisors of all s

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Teenage pregnant girl in her third trimester_i

Government and partners rally against adolescent pregnancy and unsafe abortions

Abuja, 14 December, 2018 - The Federal Government in collaboration with key partners such as the World Health Organization (WHO) recently resolved to redouble e

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Dr Soumya Swaminathan WHO Deputy Director-General for Programmes underscored the importance of primary prevention in Congo’s health development efforts

Dr Soumya Swaminathan WHO Deputy Director-General for Programmes underscored the importance of primary prevention in Congo’s health development efforts

The World Health Organization’s Deputy Director-General for Programmes, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, has underscored the importance of primary preventive health care in Congo’s health development efforts.
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The 30th World AIDS DAY commemoration participants in Bishoftu town

Ethiopia commemorates the 30th World AIDS DAY

Federal HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Office (FHAPCO) in collaboration with Oromia Regional Health Bureau commemorated the national 2018 World AIDS DAY (WAD) in Ethiopia on 1st Dec 2018. Dukem town, which is one of the industrial towns of Oromia Regional State, hosted the event under the 2018 WAD theme, “Know Your Status”.
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Group photo of participants at the IHR-PVS National Bridging Workshop in Buchanan City, Grand Bassa County

WHO Supports International Health Regulations (IHR)-Performance of Veterinary Services (PVS) National Bridging Workshop in Liberia

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