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Eradicating dracunculiasis

Eradicating dracunculiasis: Chad intensifies national campaign as ninth human case is confirmed

6 September 2017 | Geneva -- The Ministry of Public Health of Chad has launched a national “Heroes of Guinea-worm campaign” to accelerate the prompt detection a

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Flooding has caused massive displacement and increase health risks for affected communities

Sierra Leone to begin cholera vaccination drive in disaster-affected areas

FREETOWN, 

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Kifa Bashir (center) in a discussion with the community leaders in Babile Woreda. Photo: WHO/Tseday Zerayacob

Looking out for Acute Watery Diarrhoea in Somali region: A day in the life of a World Health Organization (WHO) surveillance officer in Ethiopia’s Somali region

Kifa Bashir is a WHO Disease Surveillance Officer assigned to Faffan zone in Somali Region in Ethiopia. Today, she is visiting Koloji in Babile district, the largest camp for internally displaced people in the area.
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African Health Ministers pledge firm actions against yellow fever

African health ministers currently meeting for the 67th Session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee in Zimbabwe have agreed on ten priority actions to guide countries to eliminate Yellow Fever (YF) epidemics by 2026.
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Autour du Représentant de l'OMS (Costume), les journalistes des différents médias de Bujumbura

Séance de sensibilisation des refugies au camp de Bwagiriza

Bwagiriza, un des quatre camps de réfugiés du pays, placés sous la gestion du UNHCR.

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Unveiling health research priorities in the African Region

Unveiling health research priorities in the African Region

Brazzaville, Congo 4 September 2017 - Health research experts are meeting in Brazzaville, Congo today to discuss some of the pressing issues facing research in

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Permanent secretary (5th right) with members of NMTCC

State governments garner support for 2017-18 Measles vaccination campaign.

Benin, 31 August 2017-In an effort to reduce the unacceptably high measles disease incidence in Nigeria, the government with support from partn

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The ED cutting the tape to formally receive the equipment for NERICC

WHO provides unprecedented support to Nigeria’s Coordination Center to close perennial routine immunization gaps

Abuja, 31 August 2017-The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated equipment to the National Emergency Routine Immunization Coordination Cen

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