The Kingdom of Eswatini joined the rest of the world in commemorating World TB Day 2021. The country celebrated the tremendous strides made in the fight against Tuberculosis. The celebration was held under the theme: The clock is ticking, ending TB in the time of COVID 19. The theme reiterates the importance of continuing with the fight despite the ongoing pandemic.  

Abuja, March 26 2021 - “This Tuberculosis (TB) is curable, it goes away completely if you take your drugs constantly without skipping a day in the treatment you can be completely free” stated 38-year-old TB survivor Ekong Francis Ubong, a Political Science and International Relations graduate that resides in FCT, Abuja.

Abuja, 25 March 2021 - Health workers in Osun State heaved sighs of relieved as the state government flagged off the COVID-19 vaccination campaign with vaccines received through the COVAX facility. 

24 March 2021 — One hundred, and thirty-one (131) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3456 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-one thousand, one hundred, and six (21106). To date, nineteen thousand, four hundred, and forty-one (19441) patients have recovered, including one hundred and thirty-one (131) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, three hundred, and sixty-eight (1368) and two hundred, and ninety-seven (297) deaths. 

Abuja, March 22 2021 - “I would like to appreciate the collaboration and commitment of the Department of Health Planning, Research and Statistics of the Federal Ministry of Health over the years towards the development of the National Health Workforce Registry”, stated Dr Kofi Boateng who represented WHO Nigeria country Representative during the technical handing over of the Health Workforce Registry to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) on March 19 2021.

COVID-19 Vaccine in Lesotho

Abuja, 25 March, 2021 - Frontline health workers in Lagos State who have received the Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine expressed optimism that the vaccine will boost the level of their immunity against the disease. They also said receiving the vaccine has increased their level of confidence in discharging their duties efficiently.

Juba, 25 March 2021 – Today 132,000 doses of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived at the Juba International Airport. This is the first of several vaccine shipments scheduled to arrive over the coming months to South Sudan through the support of the COVAX Facility. The COVAX Facility is a global partnership comprised of Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and WHO established to ensure all countries can equitably access COVID-19 vaccines.