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Learning from Botswana’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Learning from Botswana’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Africa’s largest-ever vaccination drive is well underway.52 African countries are rolling out COVID-19 vaccines and over 73 million doses have been administered on the continent.  
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The Honorable Minister and the WHO Representative, 4th and 5th from left in front of Balaka District Hospital

WHO Malawi donates industrial electric cooking pots and ICT equipment to Balaka District Hospital

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Remarks by H.E. Hussein Abdelbagi, Vice Precedent of Service Cluster Health Sector during the Leadership and Governance Conference

Ministry of Health in Collaboration with WHO convenes Health Sector Leadership and Governance Conference to improve capacities for effective health governance and leadership

Juba, 18 August 2021 – To strengthen governance and leadership capacities at both national and subnational levels towards a more effective and efficient health

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Cote d’Ivoire starts Ebola vaccination of frontline workers

Cote d’Ivoire starts Ebola vaccination of frontline workers

Cote d’Ivoire has launched Ebola vaccination of high-risk populations, including health workers and first responders in Abidjan, where an Ebola outbreak was declared on 14 August.
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Alhaji Hassan a police officer receiving COVID-19 vaccine during the flag-off of the second phase covid-19 vaccination at FMC Jabi, Abuja.j

Nigeria records another milestone, launches second phase of COVID-19 vaccination 

Abuja, 16 August, 2021 - The Federal Government has launched the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination on 16 August 2021 in Abuja; A continuous effort toward

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WHO donates real-time PCR machines and related supplies to EPHI.

The World Health Organization donates laboratory equipment and supplies to strengthen laboratory capacity for COVID-19 testing in Ethiopia

On August 5, 2021, the World Health Organization donated three real-time PCR machines to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) for distribution to Afar, Somali, and Gambella regions to strengthen their COVID-19 testing capacity.
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Cote d’Ivoire declares first Ebola outbreak in more than 25 years

Cote d’Ivoire declares first Ebola outbreak in more than 25 years

The Ministry of Health of Cote d’Ivoire today confirmed the country’s first case of Ebola since 1994. This came after the Institut Pasteur in Cote d’Ivoire confirmed the Ebola Virus Disease in samples collected from a patient, who was hospitalized in the commercial capital of Abidjan, after arriving from Guinea.
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The ED (3rd left explaining the cold chain capacity for the J & J vaccine to dignitaries, including WR (2nd right)

Nigeria receives 177,600 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines for next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations

Abuja, 8 August, 2021 - Nigeria has taken delivery of 177,600 Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine on 12 August 2021 in Abuja.

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