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Ministry of Health conducts a training workshop on the National District Information System (DHIS2) for WHO Country Office staff

Lusaka, 24th August 2016 - WHO Country Office staff are undergoing a training course on the National District Health Information System from 22-27 August 2

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By 2030, viral hepatitis to be eliminated from the African Region

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 21 August 2016 – By 2030, the African Region wants to eliminate viral hepatitis as a major public health threat.

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Malaria is no longer leading cause of death among children in sub-Saharan Africa

21 August 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Today, all forty-seven WHO Member States in the African Region adopted unanimously a new malaria framework for Africa.

Ethiopia conference to consider $106.8M strategy for WHO to tackle disease outbreaks and other health emergencies in Africa

African health ministers to endorse regional oral health strategy for 2016-2025

Ministers of health commit to make Africa a region in which everyone can live a long, healthy and productive life

Protecting people from disease outbreaks and other health emergencies in Africa and beyond

African governments urged to prioritise health in their development efforts