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Kuisebmund Community Testing Centre in Walvisbay, Namibia

Walvis Bay COVID-19 Strategy: Test, Isolate and Treat

25 June 2020.   Namibia COVID-19 cases increased from 32 to…
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WHO staff supervising activities in the districts

Zambia has embarked on the first round of the annual Child Health Week campaign to protect the health of children and adolescent girls amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Zambia like many other countries has faced challenges of safely…
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Dr Braka is passionate about equal participation and leadership in public health

Gender-responsive leadership is central to end polio

Dr Fiona Braka, Immunization Team Lead for WHO Nigeria, speaks about…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 24 June 2020

24 June 2020 — Thirty-two (32) new COVID-19 cases were identified out…
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How local testing sped up response to new Ebola outbreak

How local testing sped up response to new Ebola outbreak

Mbandaka – When a young man in his town died of a haemorrhagic…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 23 June 2020

23 June 2020 — Eleven(11) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of…
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When and how to use masks (WHO)

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: When and how to use masks

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: When and how to…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 22 June 2020

22 June 2020 — Fifty-nine (59) new COVID-19 cases were identified out…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 21 June 2020

21 June 2020 — Twenty-six (26) new COVID-19 cases were identified out…
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How traditional healers became allies in Ebola response

How traditional healers became allies in Ebola response

Beni – At the entrance to the Centre de médecine tradi-moderne du…
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