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Strong Border Management is Vital to the Fight against Ebola

Posted by  on Friday, November 27th 2015     
USAID and the International Organization for Migration are working with the governments of countries affected by Ebola to increase surveillance and data collection at land border crossings, airports and seaports. / International Organization for Migration

By improving surveillance and promoting good hygiene at land border crossings, seaports and airports in West Africa, USAID and its partners helped slow the spread of the Ebola outbreak.

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Better Diagnostics Critical to the Fight against Typhoid

Posted by  on Thursday, May 2nd 2013     

When children’s lives are at stake, we need to move quickly. That’s why we need to rise to the challenge of developing better typhoid diagnostics, and soon. Read more >>

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Pounds of Prevention – Focus on West Africa Cholera

Posted by  on Friday, October 12th 2012     

In this USAID Pounds of Prevention article, we examine the problem of cholera in West Africa.

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