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Zanzibar updates its IDSR guidelines

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Administraion par Dr Salimata DRABO/OMS Burkina

Burkina Faso resumes polio vaccination campaigns under strict COVID-19 prevention measures

Burkina Faso today concluded a four-day mass polio immunization campaign, vaccinating 174 304 children under five years of age in two districts of the country’s Centre-East region, while observing COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures.
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 05 July 2020

05 July 2020 — Thirteen (13) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3279 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 04 July 2020

04 July 2020 — Eleven (11) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3414 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 03 July 2020

03 July 2020 — Eighteen (18) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2216 samples tested today.

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Dr Olushayo Olu, WHO Representative handing over the donation certificate to Dr Mayen Machut Achiek, Undersecretary, Ministry of Health in the presence of Chris Trott, British Ambassador

WHO and UK hand over 160 oxygen concentrators to support the Ministry of Health in the fight against COVID-19 in South Sudan

Juba, 3 July 2020 – the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) today handed over 160 oxygen concentrators

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Benin on track to have its scorecard on sexual and reproductive health

Benin on track to have its scorecard on sexual and reproductive health

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Benin managed to organize the country Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) scorecard development workshop. As an accountability tool, the Benin SRHR Scorecard aims to track progress in sexual and reproductive health and rights in the country. It will be used to monitor the achievements of SRHR targets in Benin.
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Kenyan communities taking the lead in curbing COVID-19 spread

Kenyan communities taking the lead in curbing COVID-19 spread

By the time the public health officials reached a Maasai community not far from Nairobi, Julius Oloiboni had already mobilized everyone to protect themselves and others against COVID-19.
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