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9 July 2019/ Addis Ababa/Brazzaville – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and…
WHO and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and…
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Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are from their common border standpoint only 930 km apart. When a first Ebola Virus Disease (…
EBOLA, Cascade training in IPC, Case Management, Hand…
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Brazzaville, July 19, 2019 – As the Global Vaccine Action Plan GVAP) 2011-2020 nears its conclusion in 2020, a regional consultation was held…
Renewed impetus to achieve universal access to immunization…
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Alloya, a town serving a gold mining district in North Kivu is a town that understands trade and business. It is also a town with deep mistrust of…
Mixing it with the Motards: understanding the needs and…
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Key Facts
Tetanus is acquired when the spores of the bacterium Clostridium Tetani infect a wound or a newborn's umbilical stump.
These spores are…
With over 890 million inhabitants in 47 countries, the African Region accounts for about 12 per cent of the world’s population.
Ongoing care of children and families can reduce the risk of maltreatment reoccurring and can minimize its consequences.
Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death in the world. Tobacco control actions will prevent young people from starting to use tobacco, help current tobacco…
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19 August 2019
Sixty-ninth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa
The Sixty-ninth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa will take place in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, from 19 to 23 August 2019. The Regional Committee
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Zero tolerance for sexual abuse and fraud
WHO has a zero tolerance policy for Fraud, all forms of harrasment (including sexual), and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA).
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Juba, South Sudan, 04 August 2019 – Over 120 health workers in South…
Kigali, August 1 2019 --- The Ministry of Health confirms that Rwanda…
Abuja, 30 July, 2019 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
Abuja, 30 July, 2019 - As Nigeria and other countries commemorate the…
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Stepping up the fight against Ebola in Western Sierra Leone
field report from Koinadugu, Sierra Leone
Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 goals with 169 targets that all 191 UN Member States have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2030.