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Update COVID-19 07 December 2020

07 December 2020 — Sixty-five (62) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2182 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six thousand, one hundred, and ninety-one (6191). To date, five thousand, six hundred, and ninety-six (5696) patients have recovered, with no one in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and forty-four (444) and fifty-one (51) deaths. 
The new cases are in Kigali (50), Musanze (7), Rubavu (3), Ngororero (1), and Rusizi (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

Inauguration of the Virtual Training Laboratory and launching of training of Nurses ...

The Minister of Health and Wellness inaugurated the Virtual Training Laboratory and launched the training of Nurses on NCD Prevention and Control on 03 December 2020 in the presence of the WHO Representative in Mauritius, Dr Laurent Musango and the high- level officials of the Ministry.   The close collaboration of WHO in setting up this virtual platform for continuous capacity building of the health personnel was duly recognized by Dr Hon Kailash Kumar Jagutpal, Minister of Health and Wellness. “The Health Sector is evolving and dynamic.  It is a sector which is now and then confronted with new disease, new treatment protocol and best practices and we have to always keep abreast with latest development taking place,” said Dr Hon K. K. Jagutpal. The Health Minister explained how COVID-19 impacted on exchange programmes and the challenges faced by the Ministry including identification of venue and travel restrictions which made it impossible to get experts from abroad.  He further added that, “the virtual mode, though not a new concept has become importance with the ongoing pandemic. The e-platform was used for e-briefing and during e-working sessions and this new experience brought multi benefits including reduction in implementing cost.”

Update COVID-19 06 December 2020

06 December 2020 — Forty-five (45) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1974 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six thousand, one hundred, and twenty-nine (6129). To date, five thousand, five hundred, and ninety-six (5696) patients have recovered, with no one in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and eighty-two (382) and fifty-one (51) deaths. 

Update COVID-19 05 December 2020

05 December 2020 — Forty-one (41) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3685 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six thousand, and eighty-four (6084). To date, five thousand, five hundred, and ninety-six (5696) patients have recovered, including twenty-four (24) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and thirty-seven (337) and fifty-one (51) deaths. 

Update COVID-19 04 December 2020

04 December 2020 — Twenty-two (32) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3662 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six thousand, and forty-three (6043). To date, five thousand, five hundred, and seventy-two (5672) patients have recovered, including seventy-six (76) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and twenty (320) and fifty-one (51) deaths. The new death is a man Rwandan of 45 years old in Kigali. 

Ministry of Health And Wellness Conducts A National Infection Prevention And Control...

Francistown, Botswana - 4 December 2020: The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted an eight-day training of trainers (TOTs) workshop in Francistown on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) which targeted all the District Health Management Teams (DHMTs) across the country. The training was supported through the European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid. The aim of the workshop was to prepare a team of Trainers to support the implementation of IPC practices.

Update COVID-19 03 December 2020

03 December 2020 — Seventeen (17) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3712 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six thousand, and eleven (6011). To date, five thousand, five hundred, and ninety-six (5596) patients have recovered, including twenty-one (21) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and sixty-five (365) and fifty (50) deaths. The new death is a man Rwandan of 45 years old in Kigali.

Taking stock of the progress made by the SRHR Initiative in the African Region durin...

WHO in the African Region has been implementing a four-year initiative, launched in January 2019, to enhance existing efforts for reducing preventable maternal morbidity and mortality. It emphasizes on eliminating maternal deaths due to unsafe abortion, as an important contributor to the reduction of maternal mortality in the African Region. The Initiative focuses on the provision of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services within the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) framework.