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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 09 April 2021

09 April 2021 — One hundred and eight (108) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 6557 samples tested today.

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frontline field epidemiology training

WHO Ethiopia supports frontline field epidemiology training of health professionals from the police and defense forces

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) is collaborating with the Ethiopian Ministry of National Defense and the Federal Police Commission of Ethiopia to establish and stre

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Greater Lobatse DHMT Participants during the RRT Training

Greater Lobatse District Health Management Team Undergoes Rapid Response Training

Lobatse, Botswana – 17

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 08 April 2021

08 April 2021 — One hundred and eleven (111) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 6052 samples tested today.

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WHO Rep. Desta Tiruneh, giving the keynote address

Government and Stakeholder Take Stock of The Gambia’s COVID-19 Response

The Ministry of H

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 07 April 2021

07 April 2021 — One hundred, and seventy-night (179) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 5266 samples tested today.

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Health Minister, Dr. Jallah vaccinating first child during the TCV launch in Monrovia

Liberia becomes the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to introduce Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV): Over 1 million children to be reached

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L-R WHO Country Rep, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, Permanent Secretary, Edo State ministry of Health i.png

Nigeria commemorates 2021 World Health Day-assents to ‘building a fairer, healthier world for everyone’

Benin, 8 April 2021 - Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire says, “the theme for 2021 World Health Day theme-building a fairer, healthier world for ev

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