Update COVID-19 09 September 2020
09 September 2020 — Twenty-one (21) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3805 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, four hundred, and sixty (4460). To date, two thousand, three hundred, and twenty-five (2325) patients have recovered and been discharged, including eighteen (18) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two thousand, one hundred, and fourteen (2114) and twenty-one (21) deaths. The new death is a male Rwandan of 71 years old.
Noncommunicable diseases increase risk of dying from COVID-19 in Africa
Update COVID-19 10 September 2020
10 September 2020 — Nineteen (19) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2838 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, four hundred, and seventy-nine (4479). To date, two thousand, three hundred, and fifty-two (2352) patients have recovered and been discharged, including twenty-seven (27) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two thousand, one hundred, and five (2105) and twenty-two (22) deaths. The new death is a male Rwandan of 62 years old.
Ebola response bolsters Uganda’s COVID-19 fight
When much of the world was waking up to the enormous implications of a global pandemic, Uganda was already a step ahead thanks to Ebola.
While COVID-19 has its unique challenges, such as quick spread, dealing with it requires the type of response Uganda has been practising over the years with the Ebola threat,
Update COVID-19 08 September 2020
08 September 2020 — Thirty (30) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3253 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, four hundred, and thirty-nine (4439). To date, two thousand, three hundred, and seven (2307) patients have recovered and been discharged, including thirty-six (36) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two thousand, one hundred, and twelve (2112) and twenty (20) deaths. The new death is a female Rwandan of 70 years old.
WHO continues to build capacity of nurses for baby friendly hospitals in the context of COVID-19
Update COVID-19 07 September 2020
07 September 2020 — Thirty-five (35) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4457 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, four hundred, and nine (4409). To date, two thousand, two hundred, and seventy-one (2271) patients have recovered and been discharged, including thirty-six (36) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two thousand, one hundred, and nineteen (2119) and nineteen (19) deaths.
Update COVID-19 06 September 2020
06 September 2020 — Twenty-five (25) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3481 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, three hundred, and seventy-four (4374). To date, two thousand, two hundred, and thirty-five (2235) patients have recovered and been discharged, including thirty-six (36) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two thousand, one hundred, and twenty (2120) and nineteen (19) deaths. The new death is female Rwandan of 76 years old in Kigali.
WHO donates lifesaving equipment and medical supplies to help fight COVID-19 in Sierra Leone
Adopting a multi-sectoral approach to fighting cholera
Early in September, the Ministry of Health in Tanzania Mainland embarked on finalizing development of its National Multi-Sectoral Cholera Prevention and Control Plan (NMCPCP). Adopting a multi-sectoral approach to fighting cholera, the plan identifies and strengthens the linkages among government departments, multi and bi lateral development partners, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), whose actions contribute to the reduction of risk of cholera and prevention at local and national levels.