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WHO Ethiopia COVID-19 Incident Management Team on a supportive supervision visit to the Gambella isolation and treatment center set up in the Gambella University premises

How Ethiopia prepared its health workforce for the COVID-19 response

Health workers are vital to the global response to COVID-19. With…
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WHO urges African countries to ramp up readiness for COVID-19 vaccination drive

WHO urges African countries to ramp up readiness for COVID-19 vaccination drive

Brazzaville – As the race to find a safe and effective COVID-…
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African Health Ministers urge greater vigilance in COVID-19 fight

African Health Ministers urge greater vigilance in COVID-19 fight

Brazzaville – African Health Ministers gathering for the…
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Présenttion des matériels au Ministre de la santé

L’OMS et la Banque Mondiale en partenariat pour renforcer les compétences du personnel paramédical directement impliqué dans les différents piliers de la réponse à COVID 19 au Togo !

Lomé, Togo – 24 Novembre 2020 : Le contexte sanitaire lié à la COVID-…
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Strengthening Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in Schools through School Health Clubs

Members and patrons of Public and Private School Health Clubs were…
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What’s the cause? Certifying deaths in sub-Saharan Africa

What’s the cause? Certifying deaths in sub-Saharan Africa

Brazzaville – About two thirds of countries in the African region do…
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WHO urges greater COVID-19 vigilance in Africa as holidays near

WHO urges greater COVID-19 vigilance in Africa as holidays near

Brazzaville, 19 November 2020 – With the end of year approaching and…
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WHO urges greater COVID-19 vigilance in Africa as holidays near

WHO urges greater COVID-19 vigilance in Africa as holidays near

Brazzaville, 19 November 2020 – With the end of year approaching and…
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Nearly 1 in 5 COVID-19 deaths in the African region linked to diabetes

Nearly 1 in 5 COVID-19 deaths in the African region linked to diabetes

Brazzaville – The World Health Organization (WHO) finds that 18.3% of…
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IAR Participants in a group discussion

Botswana Conducts Covid-19 Epidemic Intra-Action Review

Gaborone, Botswana - 9 November 2020: The Ministry of Health and…
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