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The WHO field team engaging a group of distinguished elders who guided on the need to ban Imbalu processions in the sub-region especially during the COVID-19 pandemic period

WHO Guides the Bagisu Community on Carrying out a Cultural Norm while observing COVID-19 Guidelines 

The period between August to December of every two years is cherished among the Bagisu, a tribe in the Mbale sub-region, eastern Uganda.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 16 February 2021

16 February 2021 — One hundred, and ten (110) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4814 samples tested today.

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WHO Ethiopia signs grant agreement with Canada on maintaining essential health services in the context of COVID-19

WHO Ethiopia signs grant agreement with Canada on maintaining essential health services in the context of COVID-19

Addis Ababa, 16 February 2021 – The World Health Organization and Canada signed an agreement to ensure functional health services in the context of COVI

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 15 February 2021

15 February 2021 — One hundred, and forty-one (141) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2662 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 14 February 2021

14 February 2021 — Seventy-six (76) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4330 samples tested today.

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Mr. Moses Kulatao narating his story to WHO Representative, Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses

His mother succumbed to Coronavirus

Inarguably, grief over a Coronavirus (COVID-19) death is drastic and deep-rooted. Moses’s mother was an everyday figure in his life – a confidant and a mentor. In this sense, when she passed away from COVID-19 in August 2020 at Walvis Bay, Moses grappled with the grief. Now he hopes his episode will be a lesson to others: Steer clear of complacency amid the pandemic.
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WHO team engaging the District Education Officer together with District Surveillance Focal Point

WHO Settles COVID-19 Anxiety, Fear and Stigma at Kyabasara Primary School, Kagadi District, South Western Uganda

Kyabasara Primary School in Kagadi district southwestern Uganda is the epitome of a typical Ugandan rural school.

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Dr Elia sharing his story with WHO Representative, Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses

Recovering from Coronavirus – Doctor Elia shares his story

Doctor Elia, a male vicenarian, breathes with ease while reciting his account to staff from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in November 2020 at Walvis Bay, Namibia.

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