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Kenya Has Eliminated Sleeping Sickness, Says WHO

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Kenya Has Eliminated Sleeping Sickness, Says WHO

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Kenya has eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem, the World Health Organization announced on Friday, making it the 10th country to do so.See the Story

Paying tribute to David Nabarro

World Health Organization · Geneva

Paying tribute to David Nabarro

It is with great sadness that the World Health Organization mourns the passing of Dr David Nabarro on Friday 25 July at his home. He was 75. At WHO, David was at the forefront of multiple areas of work, including malaria control, humanitarian crisis response and outbreaks. Most recently, David served as a WHO Special Envoy on COVID-19.Read Article

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