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Worldwide, COVID-19 has overwhelmed the health systems and caused widespread social and economic disruptions. The WHO and The Republic of Korea are the latest to handover donations of lifesaving equipment and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits for COVID-19 response.

Gaborone, 27 April 2021: Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) through the National Health Laboratory (NHL) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) country office, conducted on 30-31 March and 12-16 April two training sessions on quality improvement programmes for the staff working at the National Health Laboratory. The programme is financially supported by the EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) project on COVID-19 response.

26 April 2021 — Eighty-four (84) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 5324 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-four thousand, six hundred, and seventy-seven (24677). To date, twenty-three thousand, and five (23005) patients have recovered, including sixty-four (64) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, three hundred, and forty-two (1342) and three hundred and thirty (330) deaths. 

South Africa has a national clinical guideline for implementation of the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) Act from 2019. However, there was a need to have one standard national training materials as different institutions are using different training materials. As we know, capacity building of health workers is a key activity to increase the number of health workers and improve their skills and attitude towards SRHR and particularly abortion- related services and SRHR services for underserved groups.

Port Harcourt, 27 April, 2021 - The World Health Organization Country Representative Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo has made his first visit to Rivers State Government House to meet with His Excellency, Governor Nyesome Wike on 26 April 2021.

As the COVID-19 vaccination gains momentum in various districts of Uganda, financial, material, human, and logistical resources are becoming increasingly scarce due to the prolonged nature of the pandemic. However, innovative health workers have continued implementing mitigating measures to ensure the COVID-19 vaccination exercise succeeds in the low-resourced environment.

25 April 2021 — Fifty-eight (58) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4341 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-four thousand, five hundred, and ninety-three (24593). To date, twenty-two thousand, nine hundred, and forty-one (22941) patients have recovered, including seventy-five (75) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, three hundred, and twenty-two (1322) and three hundred and thirty (330) deaths. 

Attorney General & Minister of Justice, Honerable Dawda A. Jallow opened up about his experience following vaccination against COVID-19.

On the 25^th March 2021, Almamy Kassama was Johnny-on-the-spot.