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Contact Tracing: A Key Way to Stagnate COVID-19

Contact tracing is looked upon as the bridge between lockdown and the COVID-19 vaccine, allowing the Namibian government to identify clusters of infections and, to stop people from passing on the virus. Without an effective system, health researchers have warned that public places, such as recreation zones, are not able to safely reopen and continue general practice.
 

Update COVID-19 01 November 2020

01 November 2020 — Nine (9) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1443 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, one hundred, and forty-six (5146). To date, four thousand, nine hundred, and twenty-one (4921) patients have recovered, including forty-two (42) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one hundred and ninety (190) and thirty-five (35) deaths.  


The new cases are in Kigali (3), Nyagatare (5) and Rubavu (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

Diet and exercises are pivotal in preventing cardiovascular diseases

Abuja, October 02, 2020 - “The daily exercise routine I adopted has helped me a long way, my body feels way better, and my blood pressure hardly rises.”
“Stopping alcohol consumption and reducing the amount of tobacco I consume has also made me healthier, I have lost so much weight and my lab tests are showing progress in my health” stated Nasir Ali, a domestic worker residing in FCT, Abuja. 

Update COVID-19 31 October 2020

31 October 2020 — Three (3) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1848 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, one hundred, and thirty-seven (5137). To date, four thousand, eight hundred, and seventy-nine (4879) patients have recovered, including one (1) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two hundred and twenty-three (223) and thirty-five (35) deaths.  


The new cases are in Kigali (1), and Nyagatare (2); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

Update COVID-19 30 October 2020

30 October 2020 — Three (3) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1810 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, one hundred, and thirty-four (5134). To date, four thousand, eight hundred, and seventy-eight (4878) patients have recovered, with no one in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two hundred and twenty-one (221) and thirty-five (35) deaths.  


The new cases are in Kigali (1), and Rubavu (2); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

The COVID-19 Affected Family Wondering Where Everyone Went

Kampala, 30 October 2020: - Lawrence Ahumuza (26), his pregnant wife Magdalene Kembabazi 24 (not real names) and their five-year-old son Prosper are a typical young Ugandan rural family.

They are tea-pickers at Kayonza Tea Producers in Kanungu district Southwestern Uganda. They grow their food around their home, their child attends the nearby local primary school, they get along very well with extended family and neighbours, they are prayerful, and they obey the law.

Update COVID-19 29 October 2020

29 October 2020 — Two (2) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1725 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, one hundred, and thirty-one (5131). To date, four thousand, eight hundred, and fifty-one (4851) patients have recovered, with no one in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two hundred and forty-five (245) and thirty-five (35) deaths.  


The new cases are in Kigali (1), and Nyagatare (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

Burkina-Faso: WHO supports the Ministry of Health in the establishment and training ...

In 2019, the WHO Africa Office established a Regional Technical Advisory Group to promote Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights to reduce preventable maternal mortality in Africa. The group is responsible for advising on comprehensive policies and strategies for health system strengthening for universal access to essential services and quality care for women, children, and adolescents in the Member States.

WHO Maintains Grade 3 Health Emergency in north-east Nigeria

Maiduguri, 30 October, 2020 - The 9th Joint Operations Review of WHO health emergency operations in the north-east Nigeria has resolved to maintain the grading of the humanitarian health emergency declared in 2016. WHO graded the emergency at grade 3 owing to its severity and impact on public health which significantly reduces access to basic health services and renders the population vulnerable to disease outbreaks, malnutrition, injuries and mental health.