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Sierra Leone Adapts new WHO guidelines for improved disease surveillance for the Africa region

Sierra Leone has adapted the third edition of the Integrated Disease…
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Multi-Sectoral Workshop for IHR State Party Self-assessment Annual Reporting (SPAR) 2019, JEE Self-assessment Score card 2019 and Development of 2020 NAPHS Operational Planning and monitoring.

Sierra Leone concludes mandatory International Health Regulation annual reporting for 2019

Sierra Leone has completed its 2019 self-evaluation to determine the…
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Group photo of delegates Validation Meeting WHO Representative Minister of Health

Seychelles takes the lead as the first country in the African Region to adapt and validate the WHO/AFRO’s 3rd Edition Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response (IDSR) Technical Guidelines

Seychelles, 30th August 2019 - Every year, countries in the African…
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Tanzania is first African country to reach an important milestone in the regulation of medicines

Tanzania is first African country to reach an important milestone in the regulation of medicines

Brazzaville / 10 December 2018: Tanzania is the first…
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Group photo of participants NAPSH Seychelles

WHO and partners take first step to develop National Action Plan for Health Security to improve emergency preparedness

Seychelles, 6th August 2018 - Ministry of Health in collaboration…
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JEE Seychelles IHR 2005

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

Victoria, Seychelles, 12th March 2018 - The Seychelles…
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WHO Country Representative in South Africa, Dr Rufaro Chatora, called on the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) to voice its support of and promote the Country’s proposed National Health Insurance (NHI)

Public Health Association of South Africa urged to promote country's National Health Insurrance

The WHO Country Representative in South Africa, Dr Rufaro Chatora,…
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The IHR JEE team visiting the Central Medical Stores to validate findings presented in the JEE Self-Evaluation report

South Sudan conducts Joint External Evaluation of Core capacities for International Health Regulation (2005)

20 October 2017, Juba – As a strategy to strengthen the country’s…
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WHO’s Dr Stephane de la Rocque guides participants through the IHR/PVS core competencies matrix

Uganda commits to scaling up collaboration between veterinary health and the public health sector

The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the World…
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