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Laboratory work at Mutukula Point of Entry

UK Gives £1.3 Million to Fight COVID-19 in Uganda

Kampala, 8th October 2020- The British Government recently released a grant of GBP 1.322 million (UGX 6.11 billion) to support various aspects of Uganda’s fight

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Coping with mental health impact of COVID-19

Coping with mental health impact of COVID-19

Dan Bukenya felt beleaguered by anguish. He lost sleep most nights and was often testy. He tried to self-medicate to no avail. Only when he agreed to be treated at a hospital did he find relief. “They gave me medicines and I could finally sleep.”
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 07 October 2020

07 October 2020 — Ten (10) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3219 samples tested today.

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Intra Action Review of the COVID-19 response in Sietrra Leone

Sierra Leone completes COVID-19 Intra-Action Review

The WCO in Sierra Leone provide technical support to the National COVID Emergency Response Centre (NACOVERC) and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation MoHS, during a two days COVID-19 Intra Action Review (IAR) workshop at the Golden Tulip Hotel from 22nd to 23rd September 2020.
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 06 October 2020

06 October 2020 — Six (6) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1306 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 05 October 2020

05 October 2020 — One (1) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1988 samples tested today.

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Event marking the curricula

Sierra Leone launches Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response Pre and In-service Curricula

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation together with the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education with the support of the World Health Organization in Sierra Leone has launched the Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response (IDSR) pre and in-service curricula in Bo city.
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Burial Teams at work

The “Angels” Who Bury the COVID-19 Dead Alone

Kampala, 5th October 2020:- “Angels” is a name one would hardly associate with the COVID-19 burial teams, but in greater Masaka sub-region, southern Uganda, the

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