Using experiences from the Polio Programme in the response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Ethiopia: The story of a dedicated frontline Laboratory Professional
Many frontline workers are putting their lives on-the-line in the response to COVID-19 Pandemic. They put their lives at risk daily, tasked with the critical mission of controlling the spread and mitigating the impact of this pandemic. Mrs. Berhane Beyene is one of those heroines with the mission-essential task of keeping laboratory surveillance and detection of COVID-19 in motion.
Over 10 000 health workers in Africa infected with COVID-19
Update COVID-19 21 July 2020
21 July 2020 — Twenty-six (26) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 7039 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, six hundred and fifty-five (1655). To date, eight hundred and forty-eight (848) patients have recovered and been discharged, including ten (10) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is eight hundred and two (802) and five (5) deaths.
WHO, Africa CDC in joint push for COVID-19 traditional medicine research in Africa
Update COVID-19 22 July 2020
22 July 2020 — Thirty-four (34) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4613 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, six hundred and eighty-nine (1689). To date, eight hundred and sixty-seven (867) patients have recovered and been discharged, including nineteen (19) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is eight hundred and seventeen (817) and five (5) deaths.
Sierra Leone on the ready to reopen airport to passenger flights
National Incident Management System Convenes Health Donors Conference Six Months into Emergency COVID-19 Response
Monrovia, 15 July 2020: Nearly six months into the COVID-19 response, Liberia National Incident Management System (IMS) on 15th July 2020 conducted its first comprehensive review of the response activities to
Update COVID-19 20 July 2020
20 July 2020 — Forty-seven (47) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3764 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, six hundred and twenty-nine (1629). To date, eight hundred and thirty-eight (838) patients have recovered and been discharged, including four (4) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is seven hundred and eighty-six (786) and five (5) deaths.
COVID-19 response in Rwanda: Use of Drones in Community awareness
During the first phase of lockdown that started on 21 March in Rwanda, the Government of Rwanda observed that some of the densely populated neighbourhoods and high-risk zones were not respecting very well COVID-19 preventive measures as it was difficult to reach them by prevention awareness messages.
Zanzibar improves capacity to detect health threats
In March 2020, when COVID-19 cases were identified in Tanzania the Government closed all education institutions, suspended sports, political rallies and international flights. However, since June the Government started easing restrictions.
The health system in Tanzania is integrating COVID-19 preventive services at districts’ health facilities and continuing other essential services, therefore moving from a centralized to a decentralized response for a better reach at community level.