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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 07 March 2021

07 March 2021 — Forty-two (42) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2735 samples tested today.

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Representatvies of WHO, Dr. Desta Tiruneh and Uniccef, Mr. Lewis Jonathan and staff

The Arrival of COVAX vaccines Raises Hope in The Gambia

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L-R Minister of Health, Director General, NAFDAC and WHO Country Representative receiving the vaccines in Abuja_Photo credit Ogbeide_WHO

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 he

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COVID-19 vaccines

2.2 million COVID-19 vaccines allocated by the COVAX Facility arrive in Ethiopia, marking the start of the country’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 06 March 2021

06 March 2021 — Eighty-three (83) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 5122 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 05 March 2021

05 March 2021 — Ninety-two (92) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4534 samples tested today.

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President Uhuru Kenyatta flags off the COVAX consignment o the regions from the Central Vaccine stores this week

Kenya receives COVID-19 vaccines and launches landmark national campaign

 

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A UNICEF and WHO official receiving the initial batch of COVID-19 vaccines at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda A UNICEF and WHO official receiving the initial batch of COVID-19 vaccines at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda

Uganda receives 864,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines

KAMPALA- Friday, 6 March 2021– The Ministry of Health has today received 864,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, shipped via the COVAX facility—the world’s facility f

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