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The WHO Representative Dr. Nathan Bakyaita at the Cholera Treatment Centre in Kanyama, one of the areas affected by the cholera outbreak

WHO donates cholera kits to support the cholera outbreak response in the country

Zambia declared a cholera outbreak on 6th October, 2017 after two laboratory confirmed cases were recorded from Mazyopa area in Chipata sub-district in Lusaka district.

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Dr. Desta A. Tiruneh sharing some words of wisdom with the trainees

WHO County Office conducts training for journalists on health reporting

“Reporting Health for behavioural change”

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The WHO Representative, Dr. Nathan Nsubuga Bakyaita (left) shaking hands with the Minister of Forein Affairs Hon. Harry Kalaba after presenting letters of credence.

The WHO Representative, Dr. Nathan Nsubuga Bakyaita presents his credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Dr. Nathan Nsubuga Bakyaita presented his letters of credence to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon.

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From left to right: Pr Blami Dao, Jhpiego Baltimore; Dr Alimata Jeanne Diarra-Nama, WHO Representative for Burkina Faso ; Dr Francine Douamba, Secretary General of the Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso; Dr Léopold Ouédraogo, Regional Manager for Sexual and Reproductive Health, WHO/AFRO; Mr Serge Sari, UNFPA Burkina Faso

Momentum grows towards improved reproductive health services :  Experts pledge renewed commitment to scale up access to reproductive health services

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Reproductive health and family planning experts have agreed to scale up access to quality family planning and improved reproductive

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Hon. Kassim M. Maliwa (MP), the Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania cutting the ribbon to mark the launch of the new UN Dodoma Office. To his right is the WHO Representative, Dr. Matthieu Kamwa, Hon. Amb. Dr. Augustine Mahiga (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, to his left is Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez, the UN Resident Coordinator holding the ribbon. Standing to the far left and right are government officials and Heads of UN Agencies.

The United Nations in Tanzania launches its new offices in Dodoma

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Uganda ends Marburg virus disease outbreak

Uganda ends Marburg virus disease outbreak

Geneva, 8 December 2017 – Uganda has successfully controlled an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) and prevented its spread only weeks after it was first d

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Burial team burns the property of one of the deceased cases

The Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Uganda is over

Kampala, 8th December 2017:- After completing two incubation cycles (42 days) without registering any new Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) case, the recent outbreak in Uganda has bee

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Experts Call for Increased Investments to Drive Immunization Progress in Africa

7 December 2017, Johannesburg, South Africa – This week, immunization experts from across the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region and beyond convened

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