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COVID-19 hits life-saving health services in Africa

COVID-19 hits life-saving health services in Africa

Brazzaville – The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a heavy blow to…
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Talk radio, teletherapy expands mental health services in Ethiopia

Talk radio, teletherapy expands mental health services in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa – The Erq Ma’ed – or ‘reconciliation table’ – social…
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Easing COVID-19 impact on key health services

Easing COVID-19 impact on key health services

Kampala – The COVID-19 pandemic has strained health systems and…
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Reinforcing key health services amid COVID-19

Reinforcing key health services amid COVID-19

Accra – Thousands of vaccinators fanned through villages and towns…
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Ms Ndilimeke Mutikisha proving online training to surveillance officers on COVID-19

Health worker in massive awe of contact tracing Coronavirus workers

Ndilimeke Mutikisha, a Regional Environmental Health Practitioner for…
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Sindiso Moyo during a training session with COVID-19 surveillance team

Contact Tracing: A Key Way to Stagnate COVID-19

Contact tracing is looked upon as the bridge between lockdown and the…
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‘Flying Doctors’ boost Nigeria’s COVID-19 testing

‘Flying Doctors’ boost Nigeria’s COVID-19 testing

Lagos – Red-gloved hands gently dip cotton swabs down nostrils and…
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Fighting fake immunization travel certificates with frontier technologies

Fighting fake immunization travel certificates with frontier technologies

Harare – At the main bus terminus in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital,…
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Member of the community

The COVID-19 Affected Family Wondering Where Everyone Went

Kampala, 30 October 2020: - Lawrence Ahumuza (26), his pregnant wife…
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Innovating for health in Niger

Innovating for health in Niger

Niamey – Ibrahima Guimba Saidou, Nigerian Minister and Special…
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