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COVID-19 widens routine immunization gaps in Africa

COVID-19 widens routine immunization gaps in Africa

Around 7.7 million African children missed out on vital first doses…
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HE Ambassador Holm and Dr Francis Kasolo

Norwegian Ambassador to Ghana calls on WHO Country Representative

The Norwegian Ambassador to Ghana, H E Gunner Andreas Holm has…
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Health worker vaccinating a client in the Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Driving COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Ghana’s hard-to-reach communities

Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been
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Temporary (improvised) specimen storage(coolers) provided to support sample collection in HFs

Improving testing rate -WHO supports Ondo State to integrate COVID-19 sample collection as part of essential services.

Akure, 26 July, 2021 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
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The Minister for Health together with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, US Ambassador, WHO & UNICEF Reps receiving the vaccines at the airport

The United Republic of Tanzania receives the first COVAX shipment

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Jubilant Partners at the handing over ceremony of the donated vaccines

Arrival of Johnson and Johnson Vaccines in The Gambia

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Countering COVID-19 Misinformation in Africa: On a continent of 1.3 billion people, WHO and partners are working to reduce social media-driven health myths

Countering COVID-19 Misinformation in Africa: On a continent of 1.3 billion people, WHO and partners are working to reduce social media-driven health myths

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an infodemic has also emerged. Infodemics…
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Pivotal point in Africa’s COVID-19 third wave

Pivotal point in Africa’s COVID-19 third wave

Following eight consecutive weeks of a fast-moving surge, new COVID-…
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