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Health Professionals and officers from other key stakeholders participating in the traning workshop on AMR

Antimicrobial Consumption Monitoring in Mauritius

Health professionals from the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life and appropriate offi

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Dignitaries proudly showing the STG/NEMLIT. From Left to right: Mr Daudi Msasi, the Chief Pharmacist, Dr. Gavin Surgey from PRICELESS South Africa, Dr. Mohammed Bakari Kambi, the Chief Medical Officer, Honourable Ummy Ally Mwalimu, Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dr. Matthieu Kamwa, WHO Representative a.i, and Dr Mohammed Ali Mohammed, Director, Health Quality Assurance.

Strengthening rational use of Medicines in Tanzania

Rational use of medicines requires that “patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses

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The District Director of Health for Lusaka, Dr. Namani Monze (front right) explaining the operations at the Cholera treatment hospital to the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Ms Janet Rogan (front left), the WHO Representative, Dr. Nathan Bakyaita (second left) the deputy Head of Office of DFID in Zambia, Mr. Andrew Ockenden (far left),

The United Nations in Zambia, CDC and DFID commend government’s initiative of setting up an efficient cholera treatment hospital and for scaling up preventive interventions in the community

The United Nations in Zambia, the Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) in Zambia have described the Chol

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WR during the handing over ceremony of Motorcycles to the Minister of Health, at the Federal Minister of Health

WHO hands over 853 motorcycles to all LGAs in Nigeria for timely reporting of priority diseases.

Abuja, 22 January 2018 -The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over 853 motorcycles to local government areas (LGAs) and the

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The Chikungunya mosquito. Symptoms of illness include abrupt onset of fever, accompanied by joint pain, head ache, nausea, fatigue and rash

WHO supports Ministry of Health to contain Chikungunya Outbreak

January 17, 2018: World Health Organization, WHO, is helping the government to contain an outbreak of Chikungunya in Mombasa following reports from clinicians o

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WHO supports Ministry of Health to contain Chikungunya outbreak

January 17, 2018: World Health Organization, WHO, is helping the government to contain an outbreak of Chikungunya in Mombasa following reports from clinicians o

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Left to right: New Vaccines Country Advisor Mr. Andrew Bakainaga, WHO Representative Dr. YOnas Tegen, Prime Minister of Uganda- Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda and Outgoing WHO Representative- Dr. Jack Abdoulie at the Office of the Prime Minister

New WHO Representative to Uganda pays courtesy call on the Prime Minister and Minister of Health

The new World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative to Uganda, Dr Tegegn Yonas Woldemariam, paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of Uganda, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda

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His Excellency Mr Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda with Dr Tedros Adhanom, DG WHO

WHO Director General attributes Rwanda’s Health Sector achievements to a supportive Government

During his two day visit to Rwanda from 11 to 12 January 2018, the Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr.

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