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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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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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COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa ramp up

COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa ramp up

Brazzaville, 29 July 2021 – COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa are…
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UN Resident Coordinator, Neils Scott making remarks during the arrival and donation of the J&J COVID-19 Vaccine by the US Government in Liberia

Liberia Makes another Milestone in the Fight Against COVID-19- Receives 302,400 Doses of Johnson and Johnson Vaccines

Monrovia, 27 July 2021: Liberia on 25th July 2021 received a donation…
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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 hailed as exemplary for its…
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Jubilant Partners at the handing over ceremony of the donated vaccines

Arrival of Johnson and Johnson Vaccines in The Gambia

Tuesday, 20th July 2021 marks yet another significant milestone in…
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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. …
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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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Presentation by WHO Ghana Country Representative, Dr Francis Kasolo to the Chief Director of the Ministry of Health

Ministry of Health receives medical equipment to support Ghana’s COVID response efforts

The Chief Director of the Ministry of Health, Mr Kwabena Oko-Afari…
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WHO Representative in Uganda, Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam (white shirt) and Mr. Henrik Jespersen, the Head of Cooperation, Royal Danish Embassy in Kampala exchange signed agreements as Hon Hanifa Kawooya (yellow) and Dr Diana Atwine (white and black) look on at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Kampala

Danish Government Extends Additional Financial support worth over 5 Billion Shillings Towards the COVID-19 Resurgence Response in Uganda

Kampala, 21st July 2021: - The Government of Denmark through the…
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