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Edo State Deputy Governor with WHO State Coordinator

Polio personnel support Lassa fever response in Nigeria for rapid containment of an unprecedented outbreak.

Abuja, 15 March 2018 - “When I received the confirmation of the first case of Lassa fever and request by  Nigeria Center for Disease Control to coordinate the c

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Experts who participated in the workshop

Zanzibar develops the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)

Zanzibar, 13-15 March 2018: Today, we are challenged by a variety of epidemics and health emergencies.

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Kenya Certified Free of Guinea worm disease

Kenya Certified Free of Guinea worm disease

WHO declares Kenya officially free of the crippling parasitic disease. It is the 41st African country to be so certified.
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WHO supports Nigeria to respond to cholera outbreak (from file)

WHO supports Nigeria to respond to new cholera outbreak in Borno State

Maiduguri, Nigeria, 13 March 2018—The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are supporting health authorities to respond to a new cholera outbreak in Bor

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The WHO Representative, Dr. Nathan Bakyaita (second from left), accompanied by WHO National Surveillance Officers and the Disease Prevention and Control Officer on a conducted tour of Mantampala Refugee Camp

WHO to roll out integrated disease surveillance training in districts hosting refugees.

In response to the influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into Luapula province, the WHO Country Office is working in collaboration with the Ministry of

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Hon James Janka Duku, Minister of Livestock and Fisheries declaring RVF outbreak in Yirol

South Sudan declares Rift Valley fever outbreak in parts of Eastern Lakes State

Juba, 12 March 2018 – The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries have declared a Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak today (12 March) in Yi

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Former First Lady Madame Pohamba and the Deputy Permanant Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Services Mrs Katjivena, with the Honorable Governor of Omahake Region Honorable Uitele

The Opening of  Lady Pohamba Maternity Waiting Home marks the end of the four year EU funded programme on Maternal and Child Health. 

Every year globally, 180-200 million women become pregnant with 287,000 of these resulting in maternal deaths.

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JEE Seychelles IHR 2005

Seychelles conducts first ever Joint External Evaluation on implementation of IHR (2005) capacities

WHO evaluates the International Health Regulations core capacities of Seychelles, one of 38 Joint External Evaluations conducted in 2018. Thirteen countries implemented national action plans for health security.
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