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21 Août 2016
One of the largest emergency vaccination campaigns ever attempted in Africa will start in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo this week as WHO and partners work to curb a yellow fever outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and sickened thousands more.
Working with Ministries of Health in the 2 countries, WHO is coordinating 56 global partners to vaccinate more than 14...
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21 Août 2016
16 August 2016 | GENEVA - The day of birth is potentially the most dangerous time for mothers and babies. Every year, worldwide, 303 000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth, 2.7 million babies die during the first 28 days of life and 2.6 million babies are stillborn.
Most stillbirths and neonatal deaths are preventable with quality health care during pregnancy and childbirth. Nearly...
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21 Août 2016
Bangui/Brazzaville, 11 August 2016 – Amid an ongoing complex humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR), the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are working with the country’s Ministry of Health respond to a cholera outbreak declared on 10 August 2016 with 46 confirmed cases and 13 deaths from Djoujou, Damara and Bangui cities.
“This cholera outbreak in...
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21 Août 2016
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta inaugurates partnership between government of Kenya and Roche to improve care of women with breast cancer
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 15, 2016/ -- First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, Kenya Ministry of Health and Roche Pharmaceuticals Limited (www.Roche.com) has launched key activities that will facilitate access to improved care for patients with breast cancer in Kenya. The...
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21 Août 2016
New cases come on the two-year anniversary since the last confirmed case of polio was reported in Africa
11 AUGUST 2016 | Geneva – After more than two years without wild poliovirus in Nigeria, the Government reported today that two children have been paralyzed by the disease in the northern Borno state.
As an immediate priority, the Government of Nigeria is collaborating with the...
