Update COVID-19 10 March 2021
10 March 2021 — Sixty-seven (67) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3665 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases nineteen thousand, eight hundred, and forty-six (19846). To date, eighteen thousand, one hundred, and eighteen (18118) patients have recovered, including eighty-five (85) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, four hundred, and fifty-seven (1457) and two hundred, and seventy-one (271) deaths.
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow gets his first shot of the COVAX Facility delivered vaccine, and says it is "safe and effective"
The President of The Republic of The Gambia, His Excellency (HE) Adama Barrow was the first to take the COVID-19 vaccine, launching the COVAX Vaccination rollout at the Statehouse in Banjul on 10th March 2021.
Update COVID-19 09 March 2021
09 March 2021 — One hundred, and twenty (120) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3558 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases nineteen thousand, seven hundred, and seventy-nine (19779). To date, eighteen thousand, and thirty-three (18033) patients have recovered, including one hundred, and twenty-two (122) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, four hundred, and seventy-six (1476) and two hundred, and seventy (270) deaths.
Lagos State and WHO to leverage on polio resources to strengthen public health interventions
Lagos, 10 March, 2021 - In Lagos, the Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and World Health Organization Representative (WR) in Nigeria agreed to leverage on Polio resources to strengthen continuity of quality essential health services. The goal is to provide integrated people-centered health services across the state for Universal Health Coverage and health security.
Statement of Dr Steven Velabo Shongwe, WHO Representative on first COVID-19 COVAX vaccine in Sierra Leone
Statement delivered by Dr Steven Velabo Shongwe, WHO Country Representative in Sierra Leone on the arrival of the first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine under the COVAX Facility
8 March 2021 – Lungi International Airport – Sierra Leone.
Chairperson
Hon Minister of Health and Sanitation
Your Excellencies the Ambassadors
Donors and Health development partners
Senior government official
Members of the media
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen
With threat of severe food insecurity, WHO supports worst cases of malnutrition in children in Pibor Administrative Area of South Sudan
Juba - A visibly anxious and exhausted 25-year-old Kanyet Modi from Gumuruk payam a few kilometres from Pibor, walks into Pibor primary health care center stabilization centre in the morning hours. He appears to be losing hope holding her seven-month son Nyaprilem Baal who has fever, diarrhea and vomiting. Nyaprilem is malnourished.
Urgent provision of care was the fine line between life and potential death after he was screened and found to have severe acute malnutrition with medical complication at the outpatient therapeutic programme.
HIV/AIDS Network Offers opportunity to Advance COVID-19 Community Work in Kanungu, Southwestern Uganda
Uganda has battled HIV/AIDS for over three decades and in that time, hundreds of people have died, thousands have survived, and a lot of capacity has been developed. It is, however, the capacity aspect especially at the community level, that has given mileage to Uganda’s COVID-19 response.
For instance, Kanungu district, in southwestern Uganda has a Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs) with a membership of over 7,000 with the purpose of strengthening adherence to treatment and sensitizing communities on HIV/AIDS prevention.
Update COVID-19 08 March 2021
08 March 2021 — One hundred, and eight (108) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2483 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases nineteen thousand, six hundred, and fifty-nine (19659). To date, seventeen thousand, nine hundred, and eleven (17911) patients have recovered, including seventy-one (71) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, four hundred, and eighty (1480) and two hundred, and sixty-eight (268) deaths.
Public health experts elated with COVID-19 vaccine delivery, assure Nigerians of vaccine effectiveness and safety.
Abuja, 8 March, 2021 - When Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines, government officials and stakeholders heaved a sigh of relieve.
For Dr Osagie Ehanire, Nigeria’s Minister of Health, “It is a feeling of relief and elation that at last we are joining the community of nations who can vaccinate their citizens against COVID-19 disease which has been raging across the world. We have to some extent lagged but are relieved that we can now start vaccinating our citizens.