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Coronavirus

When an Electricity Dam Construction Site was Turned into a COVID-19 Treatment Facility

  Kampala, 28 October 2020: - There is a beehive of activity at the…
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Bulawayo and Harare health care workers gain new skills on management of stress, anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic

  By Tatenda Chimbwanda Mazowe, Zimbabwe – "l really needed this…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 26 October 2020

26 October 2020 — Seven (7) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 25 October 2020

25 October 2020 — Six (6) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 24 October 2020

24 October 2020 — Eight (8) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of…
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Polio vaccination

WHO urges government to ensure that stopping Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus (cVDPV) remains an urgent priority for the National Polio programme

The World Polio Day was commemorated in Zambia on 23 October 2020…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 23 October 2020

23 October 2020 — Thirty-five (35) new COVID-19 cases were identified…
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WHO official on infection prevention and control assessment in selected schools

Taking no chances with infection prevention in educational institutions and healthcare facilities in the context of covid-19

As various health sector responders implement activities geared…
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#Endpolio

WHO, UNICEF and ROTARY reaffirm their commitment to sustain Africa’s polio-free status by ensuring Ethiopia stays polio-free

                                               Joint WHO-UNICEF-…
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Benin airport testing centre

Benin boosts COVID-19 response with increased testing

Cotonou – Benin’s first COVID-19 case was diagnosed at the Viral…
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