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Over 3.3 million children vaccinated in Chad in large-scale polio campaign

Over 3.3 million children vaccinated in Chad in large-scale polio campaign

More than 3.3 million children have been vaccinated against polio in Chad in a just-concluded immunization drive – one of the largest of its kind in the African region this year as campaigns that were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic resume.

Training in progress

Health workers gain new knowledge to help reduce maternal and perinatal deaths in Zimbabwe

How the world’s highest HIV-prevalence country turned around, and in record time

How the world’s highest HIV-prevalence country turned around, and in record time

Because her government aggressively pursued treatment as prevention for people living with HIV, Thembi Dlamini and several women in her support group have been able to counsel each other, give family advice and run an artisanal business. In other words, their government gave them a life together.

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 30 November 2020

30 November 2020 — Fifteen (15) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2196 samples tested today.

COVID19 laboratory testing and extraction kits donated to boost the country’s testing capacity to combat and control COVID-19

The Korean Government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Korean Embassy donates laboratory supplies to the National Public Laboratory of South Sudan

Juba, South Sudan - The Korean Government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Korean Embassy donated COVID19 laboratory testing and extraction kits to the Governme

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 29 November 2020

29 November 2020 — Twenty-eight (28) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2054 samples tested today.

A double challenge: Tackling COVID-19 and malaria in Uganda

A double challenge: Tackling COVID-19 and malaria in Uganda

A month after Uganda instituted stringent measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, the threat of another disease outbreak prompted a new nationwide campaign: “Why survive COVID-19 and die of malaria?” rang a slogan on the airwaves.

Tanzania intensifies malaria fight in hotspots

Tanzania intensifies malaria fight in hotspots

Malaria is an abiding threat to Amina Yusuf Mkwanywe, a resident of Ikwiriri in Tanzania’s southern Rufiji district. “I really have to be vigilant all the time to be free of malaria,” she says.