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At the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations, which is being held at the United Nations headquarters in New York; The United Nations Task Force on Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) has presented an award to the Ethiopian Ministry of Health.
It is recognized that Ethiopia is able to carry out integrated non-communicable disease prevention and control activities and provide community-based services; In particular, it is stated that it is for the results achieved in preventing cervical cancer.
The Minister of Health, Dr. Mekdes Daba, who is attending the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77), received the award.