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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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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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COVID-19 vaccination launching in Rwanda_ 03_03_2021

Rolling out COVID-19 vaccines in Rwanda

Kigali – Forty-eight hours after Rwanda received shipments of COVID-19 vaccines, vaccinations began in earnest, with high-risk population given priority.

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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

Health Minister, Dr.

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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 f

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