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Nursing mother sleeping with her baby under an Insecticide treated netsith

Tackling Malaria in the context of COVID-19 outbreak in Northeast Nigeria

“My fears were many when my five-year old child developed high fever in the early hours of this morning. The nearest health facility is kilometers away from my house. Besides, I have no money to provide food for my family talk more of medication, a situation  compounded by  restriction on movement as part of COVID-19 control measures”, says  Malama Aisha a 35 year old internally displaced person (IDP) in Maiduguri.
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WHO concerned as COVID-19 cases accelerate in Africa

WHO concerned as COVID-19 cases accelerate in Africa

With more than 6000 COVID-19 cases reported in Africa, the virus is threatening fragile health systems on the continent. Infections are increasingly spreading not only between African countries but within different localities in the hardest-hit countries.
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 02 April 2020

02 April 2020 — Two (2) new COVID_19 cases were identified today, bringing the total to eighty-four (84).

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Dr. Rosa Marlene

World Health Organization: 10 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Mozambique

Maputo – 1st, April 2020 – In Mozambique, the cases confirmed positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has increased to a total of ten (10), announced the Ministry of

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 01 April 2020

01 April 2020 — Seven (7) new CoVID_19 cases were identified today, bringing the total to eighty-two (82).
•    One (4) traveler who had arrived from Dubai   

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WHO in Africa holds first ‘hackathon’ for COVID-19

WHO in Africa holds first ‘hackathon’ for COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa hosted its first virtual ‘hackathon’ bringing together 100 leading innovators from across sub-Saharan Africa in a bid to pioneer creative local solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic and address critical gaps in the regional response.
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 31 March 2020

31 March 2020 — Five (5) new CoVID_19 cases were identified today, bringing the total to seventy-five (75).

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Amid lockdowns in Africa, WHO launches online training for COVID-19 responders

Amid lockdowns in Africa, WHO launches online training for COVID-19 responders

As staff deployment to support countries becomes unfeasible due to travel restrictions and shutdowns implemented by several African countries to halt the spread of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa today launched the first online training for emergency responders to bolster  efforts in tackling the virus. The two-hour session via video link drew 500 participants and focused on the clinical symptoms of the virus, how to triage COVID-19 cases, treat complications, manage severely ill patients, laboratory testing strategy as well as quarantine strategies.
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