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The Ministry of Public health Prof Awa Marie Coll Seck during the advocacy meeting, 22th of April

African Vaccination Week (AVW) Senegal

The Launch of the African Vaccination Week took place on the 22 of April by an advocacy meeting chaired by the Ministry of health. 

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Observance of 3rd Edition of AVW in Liberia

The observance of the African Vaccination Week in Liberia was primarily a mass media campaign.

The strategies used were as follows:

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UNICEF Country Director, Mr Marcel Rudasingwa delivers the UN speech at the launch of WIW at Makadarara groun

World Immunization Week launched

Nairobi Kenya, 22 April 2013 -- The World Immunization Week (WIW) was successfully launched at a colorful ceremony at Makadara Health Centre grounds in Nai

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2013 World Health Day commemoration “High blood Pressure” introduces Malawi to the piloting of the WHO Package for Essential Non Communicable Diseases in Kasungu

Lilongwe, on 19 April 2013 -- In commemoration of 2013 World Health Day, the Minister of Health, Honorable Catherine Gotani Hara, MP was the guest of honor when Kasungu District

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Nutrition Stakeholders in Sierra Leone with leadership from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) and technical support from WHO ended a 3 day micronutrient stakeholder consultative technical workshop on 12 April 2013 in Freetown. The meeting was held to engage partners to come up with concrete strategies and recommendations that will guide a successful conduct of the 2013 National Micronutrient Survey as well as to finalize the survey protocol. The opening session of the meeting was graced by Mr Fo

Stakeholders Hold Planning Meeting for 2013 National Micronutrient Survey

Nutrition Stakeholders in Sierra Leone with leadership from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS)  and technical support from WHO ended a 3 day micronutrient stakeholder

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Dr Gaturukuh/WHO presenting findings on coordination

Ministry of Health and Partners Conduct Post Epidemic Evaluation of Recent Cholera Outbreak

Sierra Leone conducted post epidemic evaluation of the cholera outbreak that affected 12 out of the country’s 13 districts with a cumulative of 22,971 reported cases and 299 dea

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Celebrating the Third African Vaccination Week

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The Deputy Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Seif Rashid, the WHO Representative, Dr. Rufaro Chatora and Dr. Prabhjot Singh, co-chair of the One Million CHW Campaign during the workshop at the Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health (TTCIH) in Ifakara.

The United Republic Of Tanzania hosts a multi-country health forum on “one million community health workers campaign”: 14th-18th April, 2013

The Government of United Republic of Tanzania is hosting a multi-country scale up workshop at the Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health (TTCIH) in Ifakara on the “O

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