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Newly appointed Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Hon K. Jagutpal and Dr L. Musango, WHO Representative in Mauritius during the courtesy call

Dr L. Musango, WHO Representative in Mauritius, courtesy call to newly appointed Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Hon. Kailash Jagutpal

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Exercises were carried out in real-life settings to determine the level of preparedness

Diseases do not respect borders

WHO led a Field Simulatio

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Community mobilizers in Kano State announce the measles campaign

Nigeria launches campaign to protect more than 28 million children against Measles and Meningitis


Children in 19 Northern states to be vaccinated in largescale campaign implemented by the Government of Nigeria and WHO with Gavi support

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Oral cholera vaccines and other supplies being loaded to vaccinate the communities in Renk, South Sudan

WHO supports South Sudan in oral cholera vaccination campaign to prevent the risk of a cholera outbreak in Renk

Juba, 15 November 2019 – To mitigate the risk of cholera outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, UNICEF and

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Proud father shows off his daughter's immunization cards

Statement from Uganda’s Minister of Health on the National Measles-Rubella and Polio Immunisation Campaign 2019

On behalf of the Ministry of Health and the Government of Uganda, I take this opportunity to update the public on the just concluded national Measles-Rubella and Polio immunisat

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Eritrea launches the Meningitis A Vaccination and Vitamin A supplementation Campaign November – December 2019

Eritrea launches the Meningitis A Vaccination and Vitamin A supplementation Campaign November – December 2019

The Minister of Health, H.E. Ms. Amina Nurhussien today launched the national meningitis A vaccination and Vitamin A supplementation campaign in Asmara, where Zonal Administrators, Director Generals, UN delegates, and invited guests were present.
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Photo: WHO/Eugene Kabambi

Democratic Republic of the Congo accelerates training of emergency medical units for use in epidemics

To efficiently provide treatment to people needing urgent medical care during epidemic situations, the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are this week training inaugural members of the country’s first national emergency medical units for epidemics.
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Dr Owen Kaluwa interacting with the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey

Dr Owen Kaluwa, WHO Country Representative bids farewell to the Government and People of Ghana

Dr Owen Laws Kaluwa, has bid farewell to the Government and the People of Ghana after four years of meritorious service as Country Representative for the World Health Organizati

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