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A mental health worker displaying a copy of the Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan

Liberia Launches 5 Year Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan

Monrovia 9th March 2017: The Ministry of Health of Liberia is making progress in mental health care in the face of considerable challenges.

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Ministry of Health,Tanzania delegate visiting a protected borehole constructed within a community facing drought as a result of climate change in Ethiopia

Strengthening adaptation and resilience to climate change in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, 7-9 March 2017 : Climate change has been recognized as a major global health threat of the 21st century.

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The WHO Assessors, WHO Country Office, ZAMRA and ZNBTS staff.

WHO Conducts assessment of Blood and Blood Products Regulation at the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority and Zambia National Blood Transfusion Services

Lusaka, 8 March 2017 - Blood transfusion is a potentially life-saving medical intervention.

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A vaccinator administring polio drops to a child on its mothers back

Liberia Achieves 95% Coverage During Polio Campaigns

Monrovia, 7th March, 2017 - The Ministry of Health with support from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United Nations Children’s Fund (UN

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One of the numerous female vaccinators in Kaduna state WHO/Ibrahim Al-Asi

Vaccination campaigns changing lives of Nigerian women

Abuja, 08 March 2017 - Over the years, the Polio Eradication Initiative has been a vehicle for the empowerment of Nigerian women economically and socially.

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WHO/Gborie S.

Building the skills of health workers to save women's lives

Tackling maternal mortality is among the most critical priorities for Sierra Leone.

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Dr Moeti in a selfie with young people after the town hall engagement at the AHAIC conference

RD calls for renewed approaches to health in Nairobi

Nairobi, March 7, 2017 - The African Health Agenda International Conference, AHAIC, in Nairobi set off to an enthused start with calls for realistic and ho

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Japan and WHO donate essential equipment to South Sudan’s National Blood Transfusion Services and announces plan for Public Health Emergency Operations Centre

06 March 2017, Juba, South Sudan – The Government of Japan and the World Health Organization (WHO) delivered three all-terrain vehicles for the three regio

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