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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.

COVID-19 halting crucial mental health services in Africa, WHO survey

COVID-19 halting crucial mental health services in Africa, WHO survey

Critical funding gaps are halting and disrupting crucial mental health services in Africa, as demand for these services rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new World Health Organization (WHO) survey shows.

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.

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.

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.

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.

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 04 October 2020

04 October 2020 — Fourteen (14) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1853 samples tested today.

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