Building on Ebola response to tackle COVID-19 in DRC

Building on Ebola response to tackle COVID-19 in DRC
The Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was declared over today, almost two years since the first case was confirmed. The DRC Ministry of Health made the announcement after no new cases were reported 42 days since the last patient tested negative for the virus.

Update COVID-19 25 June 2020

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

25 June 2020 — Twenty (20) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4757 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to eight hundred and fifty (850). To date, three hundred and eighty-five (385) patients have recovered and been discharged, including nine (9) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and sixty-three (463) and two (2) deaths.

Walvis Bay COVID-19 Strategy: Test, Isolate and Treat

Kuisebmund Community Testing Centre in Walvisbay, Namibia

25 June 2020.   Namibia COVID-19 cases increased from 32 to 90 in a week and a half’s time after a quiet period of about 45 days without a case.  Approximately 60 % of the new reported cases are from Walvis bay in the Erongo Region, the only region reporting a cluster transmission to date.  Due to the ongoing transmission of COVID-19 cases in the towns of Walvis Bay, Swakopmund and Arandis,  they were put under Stage Three with some restrictions while the rest of the region moved to Stage Three  without restrictions and the country t

Zambia has embarked on the first round of the annual Child Health Week campaign to protect the health of children and adolescent girls amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

WHO staff supervising activities in the districts

Zambia like many other countries has faced challenges of safely maintaining access to high-quality, essential health services due to pressure exerted on the health delivery system by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fear, stigma, misinformation and limitations on movements can negatively affect the demand for care among the public and this could lead to direct mortality from the outbreak and indirect mortality from preventable and treatable conditions.

The African Development Bank, Ministry of Finance and Planning and WHO sign a grant-based partnership agreement to support the COVID-19 response and strengthen health systems for emergency preparedness in South Sudan

Practical session on case management

Juba, 24 June 2020 - The African Development Bank (AfDB), Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance and Planning and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a $4.1 million grant-based partnership agreement for an AfDB-financed project to support the emergency response for COVID-19 and strengthen the health system capacity for emergency preparedness in South Sudan.  

Update COVID-19 24 June 2020

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

24 June 2020 — Thirty-two (32) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3415 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to eight hundred and thirty (830). To date, three hundred and seventy-six (376) patients have recovered and been discharged, including five (5) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and fifty-two (452) and two (2) deaths.

Update COVID-19 23 June 2020

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

23 June 2020 — Eleven(11) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4568 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to seven hundred and ninety-eight (798). To date, three hundred and seventy-one (371) patients have recovered and been discharged, including one (1) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and twenty-five (425) and two (2) deaths.

Update COVID-19 22 June 2020

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

22 June 2020 — Fifty-nine (59) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2287 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to seven hundred and eighty-seven (787). To date, three hundred and seventy (370) patients have recovered and been discharged, including eleven (11) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and fifteen (415) and two (2) deaths.

Update COVID-19 21 June 2020

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

21 June 2020 — Twenty-six (26) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3252 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to seven hundred and twenty-eight (728). To date, three hundred and fifty-nine (359) patients have recovered and been discharged, including two (2) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and sixty-seven (367) and two (2) deaths.