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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.

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. 

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.

At crack of the dawn on 25^th March 2021, Harriet Jai Jagne took a 15 minutes’ drive from Fajara to Brussibi, to get a lifesaving opportunity, COVID19 vaccine. She was accompanied by her daughter. On the same date a sizeable number of people turned out for the vaccine.

25 April 2021, Arusha: Tanzania has launched a new intervention aiming to eliminate malaria in locations with low risk of malaria. Malaria Case Based Surveillance (mCBS) was launched by the Minister of Health Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dr. Dorthy Gwajima in Arusha during the commemoration of the World Malaria Day 2021.

24 April 2021 — Seventy-six (76) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 5730 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-four thousand, five hundred, and thirty-five (24535). To date, twenty-two thousand, eight hundred, and sixty-six (22866) patients have recovered, including one hundred and seventy (170) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, three hundred, and forty-one (1341) and three hundred and twenty-eight (328) 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.