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WHO Director General Calls for Prompt Response to Humanitarian Crisis in Southern Africa

WHO Director General Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland on Tuesday in Harare appealed to donor governments and external sources of assistance to respond "promptly and gene

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Trauma among children who are victims of violence

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 40 million children aged below 15 years fall victim to violence each year.

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Pandemic Influenza puts additional pressure on sub Saharan Africa’s health systems

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African Public Health Leaders Unite to End Preventable Deaths and Improve Health of Women, Children and Adolescents by 2030

Regional Stakeholders Convene to Shape Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health

| Johannesburg, 6 May 2015 - Hundreds of

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Mali Fighting the Ebola virus disease outbreak

Mali: Fighting the Ebola virus disease outbreak

Mali: Fighting the Ebola vir
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WHO African Region working towards Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance Using the "One Health’’ Approach

Ebola – a test too far for one little girl

Monrovia, 22 April 2014 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti has underscored the importance of involving the communities in the fight against Ebola.

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WHO Task Force on Immunization: Call for nominations

The WHO Regional Office for Africa is soliciting proposals for nominations for current vacancies on its Task Force on Immunization (TFI).  Nominations are required to be submitt

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WHO calls for early diagnostic tests for Lassa fever

1 APRIL 2016 - Lassa fever has killed more than 160 people in West Africa, most of them in Nigeria, since November 2015.

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