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Infodemics and the quest for verified information on COVID-19

World Health Organization (WHO) Gambia trained 60 local journalists…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 05 March 2021

05 March 2021 — Ninety-two (92) new COVID-19 cases were identified…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta flags off the COVAX consignment o the regions from the Central Vaccine stores this week

Kenya receives COVID-19 vaccines and launches landmark national campaign

  Kenya this week received the first batch of Astra Zeneca Vaccine,…
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A UNICEF and WHO official receiving the initial batch of COVID-19 vaccines at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda A UNICEF and WHO official receiving the initial batch of COVID-19 vaccines at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda

Uganda receives 864,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines

KAMPALA- Friday, 6 March 2021– The Ministry of Health has today…
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Handing over of COVID-19 vaccines to the Government by Dr. Peter Clement

96,000 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Liberia

Margibi, Liberia, 05 March 2021 - Liberia received 96,000 COVID-19…
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In Burkina Faso, the "threat not perceived by communities" of antimicrobial resistance

In Burkina Faso, the "threat not perceived by communities" of antimicrobial resistance

Ouagadougou – In Burkina Faso, the Observatory for Quality and Safety…
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Part of the 360,000 COVID 19 doses that arrive in Malawi today under the COVAX Facility

Malawi receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX

Lilongwe, 5 March 2021 - Today, Malawi received COVID-19 vaccine…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 04 March 2021

04 March 2021 — One hundred, and forty-six (146) new COVID-19 cases…
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DR Lalla Malika ISSOUFOU Mahamadou

Niger’s First Lady, Dr Lalla Malika Issoufou, speaks on COVID-19 impact on women

Niamey – At the helm of Tattali Iyali Foundation – a charity…
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WHO Statement on the Catholic Doctors Association of Kenya Advisory on COVID‐19 Vaccines and Treatment

  Our attention is drawn to the falsehoods and uncertainties being…
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