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WHO launches primary health care advisory group

Experts convened in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from Tuesday, June 20 to Wednesday, June 21, 2017 for the inaugural meeting of the Primary Health Care Advisory...

admin - June 22, 2017

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World Blood Donor Day: Nations urged to strengthen advocacy for blood donations

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, on the occasion of the World Blood Donor Day, says that this year’s theme...

admin - June 18, 2017

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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Abuse of older people on the rise, says study

Around one in six older people experience some form of abuse, a figure higher than previously estimated and predicted to rise as populations age...

admin - June 15, 2017

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Bhutan, Maldives eliminate measles – WHO

Bhutan and Maldives have eliminated measles, a highly infectious disease that is a major childhood killer globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The...

admin - June 13, 2017

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Healthcare professionals wary over health of South Africans

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, on Monday, June 12, 2017 released the South African results of the second annual Future Health Index (FHI)....

admin - June 12, 2017

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WHO issues updates on antibiotics use, HIV, cancer drugs

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admin - June 9, 2017

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Former health minister, Babatunde Osotimehin, passes on

Nigeria’s former health minister and the Executive Director of the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, has passed on. The UN Under-Secretary-General and...

admin - June 5, 2017

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World No Tobacco Day: CSOs highlight tobacco threats

A cross-section of civil society and public health groups have urged the Nigerian government to ensure regulations for implementation of the National Tobacco Control...

admin - May 31, 2017

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