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WHO helps Kenya guard against Marburg Virus Disease

WHO helps Kenya guard against Marburg Virus Disease

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Official launch of the minilab kits. From Left to right: Dr. Matthieu Kamwa, WHO Representative a.i,; Honourable Ummy Ally Mwalimu, Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children; Mrs Zaina Thabit, Representative of the Ministerial Advisory Board; Mr Hiiti Sillo, Director General, Tanzania, Food and Drug Authority (TFDA) and Mr Yohana Hebroni, Acting Director, laboratory services, TFDA

Strengthening Medicines Quality Control in Tanzania

Meeting participants in a group photo

Bringing the human and animal health sectors closer: The National Bridging Workshop

Dar es Salaam, 16 - 18 October 2017: Human health and animal heal

Approximately 170 TB treatment centres are established across Sierra Leone

How much do you know about tuberculosis (TB) in Sierra Leone?

Freetown, 2 November 2017 - The WHO

Team in a group photo during the exhibition

Prevent Road crashes -- Obey the Law – Save lives!

Kilimanjaro, 16 - 23 October 2017: This year, the United Republic

A WHO team monitor plague surveillance efforts at a seaport in Seychelles together with the country's Ministry of Health. Seychelles has not had any confirmed cases of plague but is increasing preparedness given its proximity to Madagascar and the strong ties between the two Indian Ocean nations.

Madagascar plague: mitigating the risk of regional spread

This year plague came early to Madagascar and spread quickly.

Field Team holding a feedback meeting with CHMT at Singida DC

Fostering partnerships for health: WHO and partners conduct a joint field visit

Tanzania, 9-12 October 2017: Every year, the Ministry of Health,

Training in session

Raising taxes on tobacco: good for health, good for economies

Arusha, 23-26 October 2017: Tobacco use is one of the leading preventable causes of death, killing m