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Mahalapye DHMT staff and MOH Team in a meeting. April 23, 2013

African Vaccination Week 2013 Botswana

Commemoration of the African Vaccination Week and Child Health Days, Botswana

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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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African nations come together to spread the immunization message

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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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Uganda marks the Beginning of the Third Regional African Vaccination Week

Kampala, 22 January 2013: As the third annual African Vaccination Week (AVW) got under way today in all of Africa Region’s countries, Uganda launched its beginn

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Experts Meeting during the 6th Conference of African Ministers of Health, 22 April 2013

Highlights of Day One - Experts Meeting of the 6th Conference of AU Ministers of Health

African Union, Addis Ababa, 22 April 2013: The experts meeting in preparation for the 6th Session of the African Union (AU) Conference of Ministers of Health (CAMH 6), kicks off

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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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