Joint United Nations statement on ending discrimination in health care settings

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Published: Wednesday, 28 June 2017 13:39

United Nations entities recall that a central principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is to “ensure that no one is left behind” and to “reach the furthest behind first”. Recognizing that discrimination in health care settings is a major barrier to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations entities commit to working together to support Member States in taking coordinated multisectoral action to eliminate discrimination in health care settings.

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World Blood Donor Day, 14 June 2017

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Published: Wednesday, 07 June 2017 13:13

World Blood Donor Day, 14 June 2017
What can you do? Give blood. Give now. Give often

Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD). The event serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.

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Transforming disease surveillance through an electronic reporting platform in Sierra Leone

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Published: Wednesday, 07 June 2017 06:22

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation is in the process of migrating disease surveillance reporting from a cumbersome paper-based system to a web-based electronic platform (e-IDSR) for real-time information flows. The process is part of the revitalisation of disease surveillance and response in Sierra Leone supported by WHO in partnership with the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and e-Health Africa.

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Huge bed net campaign kicks off in Sierra Leone

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Published: Wednesday, 07 June 2017 06:18

1st June, 2017 Sierra Leone kicked off bed net distributions to help protect its population against malaria, which remains one of the country’s most deadly diseases. In total, 4.3 million insecticide treated bed nets will be distributed through the landmark nationwide campaign.

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