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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 26 October 2020

26 October 2020 — Seven (7) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1736 samples tested today.

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First WHO interregional training workshop on ensuring the quality of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCI) products, 14-16 October 2020

First WHO interregional training workshop on ensuring the quality of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCI) products, 14-16 October 2020

To strengthen the role of Traditional, Comple

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 25 October 2020

25 October 2020 — Six (6) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1282 samples tested today.

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A vaccination campaign to protect 93 000 people from yellow fever

South Sudan conducts a vaccination campaign to protect 93 000 people from yellow fever

Juba, 26 October 2020 – It’s a busy Saturday morning and the second day of the reactive yellow fever vaccination campaign in Kajo-keji County, Central Equatoria

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Polio vaccination

WHO urges government to ensure that stopping Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus (cVDPV) remains an urgent priority for the National Polio programme

The World Polio Day was commemorated in Zambia on 23 October 2020 under the theme “Stories of progress past and present”.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 24 October 2020

24 October 2020 — Eight (8) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3698 samples tested today.

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#Endpolio

WHO, UNICEF and ROTARY reaffirm their commitment to sustain Africa’s polio-free status by ensuring Ethiopia stays polio-free

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 23 October 2020

23 October 2020 — Thirty-five (35) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2086 samples tested today.

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