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National Incident Management System Convenes Health Donors Conference Six Months into Emergency COVID-19 Response

Madam Mary Broh, National IMS Chair making the opening remarks during the National IMS Health Donors Conference in Monrovia, 15th July 2020

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 20 July 2020

20 July 2020 — Forty-seven (47) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3764 samples tested today.

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Director of Preventive Services in Zanzibar MOH, Dr. Fadhil Abdalla, MoH and WHO officials assessing one of the health facilities designated to provide COVID-19 treatment

Zanzibar improves capacity to detect health threats

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 19 July 2020

19 July 2020 — Forty-three (43) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3214 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 18 July 2020

18 July 2020 — Forty-four (54) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3232 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 17 July 2020

17 July 2020 — Twelve (12) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3432 samples tested today.

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Group photo of the WHO State Coordinator (1st right and prominent Plateau traditional leaders after sensitization on COVID19

Demystifying COVID-19; WHO supports Plateau State to engage traditional leaders in grassroots sensitization"

Jos, 16 July 2020 - "COVID-19 does not exist in Nigeria. The virus can be cured by eating garlic.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola cases rise, surpass previous outbreak

Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola cases rise, surpass previous outbreak

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Equateur Province continues to grow, causing major concern as the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners face critical funding gaps. Confirmed cases have now surpassed the total number recorded during the province’s last outbreak in 2018.
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