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Follow-up of last Ebola contacts ends

Follow-up of last Ebola contacts ends

Beni, 10 March 2020 – The observation period of the last people to…
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South African Development Community unites to tackle COVID-19

South African Development Community unites to tackle COVID-19

Dar es Salaam/Brazzaville, 10 March 2020 - Ministers of Health from…
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Rose Amboko

Ebola community health workers trained for the future

Beni, 10 March 2020 – In a small commune of mud and wattle homes in…
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Pioneer UN volunteers at WHO Regional Office for Africa

Pioneer UN volunteers at WHO Regional Office for Africa

Today, 8 March 2020, the world is celebrating the International Women…
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WHO and key health partners join forces to fight COVID-19 in Africa

WHO and key health partners join forces to fight COVID-19 in Africa

Nairobi, 6 March 2020 - With confirmed cases of COVID-19 in…
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Tackling high maternal deaths in Mauritania

Tackling high maternal deaths in Mauritania

Nouakchott, 8 March 2020 – A cloud of dust lifted slowly off the…
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Inoculating against the ‘infodemic’ in Africa

Inoculating against the ‘infodemic’ in Africa

Brazzaville – On entering Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport,…
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Doti Kavugho, voluntary isolation resident

Reducing Ebola risk through voluntary isolation

Beni, 4 March 2020 - In the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak, in the…
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s last Ebola patient discharged 

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s last Ebola patient discharged 

Brazzaville/Goma, 3 March 2020 – The last Ebola patient in the…
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COVID-19

Senegal reports first COVID-19 case

Brazzaville/Dakar, 2 March 2020 – Senegal today reported its…
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