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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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Refugees in the accommodation center set in Beira, Mozambique, after the destruction caused by Cyclone Idai in March 2019

WHO urges greater COVID-19 health services in Africa’s humanitarian settings

The World Health Organization (WHO) today called for greater access to COVID-19 detection, testing and care among vulnerable populations grappling with the impacts of protracted conflict and humanitarian emergencies across Africa.
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