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Benin boosts COVID-19 response with increased testing

Benin boosts COVID-19 response with increased testing

Cotonou – Benin’s first COVID-19 case was diagnosed at the Viral…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 21 October 2020

21 October 2020 — Sixteen (16) new COVID-19 cases were identified out…
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Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) donates $USD300K worth COVID-19 laboratory supplies to Zimbabwe

  By Tatenda Chimbwanda Harare, Zimbabwe – Korea…
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Minister of Health and Sanitation Prof. Alpha T. Wurie launching the National Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Policy and Quality of Care Strategic Roadmap

Sierra Leone launches National Patient Safety Policy documents at the commemoration of World Patient Safety Day.

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation with support from the World…
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Ghana Successfully Conducts 3 Rounds of Polio Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIA) Campaigns In 8 Regions

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has successfully completed the third…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 20 October 2020

20 October 2020 — Four (4) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of…
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Dr Shongwe, WHO Representative, centre, handing over the certificate of donation to the Prof Gbakima, Minister of Technical and Higher Education

WHO donates handwashing stations to the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education in the fight against COVID-19

The WHO Country Office in Sierra Leone continues its support to state…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 19 October 2020

19 October 2020 — Eighteen (18) new COVID-19 cases were identified…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 18 October 2020

18 October 2020 — Three (3) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of…
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Improving access to quality maternal health services at primary level of care in Cross River State

Cross River, October 19, 2020- “I used to deliver all my children at…
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