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West Africa COVID-19 deaths surge amid Ebola and other outbreaks

West Africa COVID-19 deaths surge amid Ebola and other outbreaks

Brazzaville – West Africa has recorded its highest number of…
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Learning from Botswana’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Learning from Botswana’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Africa’s largest-ever vaccination drive is well underway.52 African…
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Left to right: WHO Representative, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Ester Muinjangue, Right Honorable Prime Minister Dr. Saara  Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Dr Peya Mushelenga

Vaccine Hesitancy hinders rollout of COVID-19 Vaccination

The delay or refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine has marred the…
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Government officials, COVAX partners from the UN, EU and other partners witnessing the arrival and formal handing over of the vaccines

Sierra Leone welcomes the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines shipped via COVAX facility

Freetown, Sunday, 8 August 2021 – Sierra Leone has today received the…
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Record weekly COVID-19 deaths in Africa

Record weekly COVID-19 deaths in Africa

Brazzaville – Weekly COVID-19 deaths in Africa reached a record…
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COVID-19 widens routine immunization gaps in Africa

COVID-19 widens routine immunization gaps in Africa

Brazzaville – Around 7.7 million African children missed out on vital…
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Driving COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Ghana’s hard-to-reach communities 

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

Accra - Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been hailed as exemplary…
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​Africa’s COVID-19 surge tops second wave peak as vaccine deliveries pick up

​Africa’s COVID-19 surge tops second wave peak as vaccine deliveries pick up

Brazzaville – Africa marked its worst pandemic week ever,…
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Zimbabwe tackles typhoid with new vaccination campaign

Zimbabwe tackles typhoid with new vaccination campaign

Harare - Constane Sigu was watching television at home one evening in…
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Leveraging lessons from Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Leveraging lessons from Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

From exemplary mass-vaccination stations in Angola, to complex cold-…
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