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Liberia introduces electronic reporting to detect disease outbreaks early

Liberia introduces electronic reporting to detect disease outbreaks early

New report signals country progress in the path to malaria elimination

New report signals country progress in the path to malaria elimination

WHO steps up response to stop severe cholera outbreak in Tanzania

WHO steps up response to stop severe cholera outbreak in Tanzania

Ethiopia needs major health support to stop devastation from El Niño

Ethiopia needs major health support to stop devastation from El Niño

New recommendations show how to treat all people living with HIV and decrease new infections

The work of WHO in the African Region, 2014-2015, Biennial Report of the Regional Director

The work of WHO in the African Region, 2014-2015, Biennial Report of the Regional Director

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The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) closes and a new body set up to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases

The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) closes and a new body set up to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases
KAMPALA, 17 December 2015:- The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) founded in 1995 has been formally closed and a new entity – the Expanded Special Project for the Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN), with an expanded mandate, proposed to replace it. ESPEN was formally introduced to delegates at the 21st session of the Joint Action Forum (JAF) of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) that has concluded in Kampala, Uganda. read more

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Uganda
Uganda hosts International meeting on Onchocerciasis control in Africa and the who regional director meets with the UN family in Uganda
Uganda hosts International meeting on Onchocerciasis control in Africa and the who regional director meets with the UN family in Uganda
Ethiopia
Inactivated Polio Virus Vaccine (IPV) Introduced in Ethiopia
Inactivated Polio Virus Vaccine (IPV) Introduced in Ethiopia
Gambia
“UN Calls for Legislation against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Child Marriages at its 70th year of Existence”
“UN Calls for Legislation against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Child Marriages at its 70th year of Existence”
Uganda
First lady of Uganda Hon. Janet Kataha Museveni officially opens Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH), Assembly in Kampala
First lady of Uganda Hon. Janet Kataha Museveni officially opens Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH), Assembly in Kampala
Ethiopia
Ethiopian School-Based Deworming Campaign Targets 17 Million Children
Ethiopian School-Based Deworming Campaign Targets 17 Million Children
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Celebrates Innovation in Mental Health