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Health worker taking COVID-19 sample in Makarfi LGA in Kaduna state

Kaduna State and WHO scale up COVID-19 and TB search with mobile testing in communities

Kaduna, 6 August 2020 - World Health Organization (WHO) Nigeria has supported the screening of 2306 persons for COVID-19 and 2506 persons for Tuberculosis (TB),

Breast Feeding UNICEF

THE UWAVERING BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING – IN THE AGE OF COVID-19

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 06 August 2020

06 August 2020 — Seven (7) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3196 samples tested today.

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 05 August 2020

05 August 2020 — Five (5) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4598 samples tested today.

Handover of office equipment to City of Harare’s new Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)

Louis Mukumba receiving office equipment on behalf of City of Harare

World Health Organization surge team to arrive in South Africa

World Health Organization surge team to arrive in South Africa

The South African COVID-19 response will soon be bolstered by a surge team of health experts from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Mmoloki Malemane (right) checking a patient’s temperature before they enter the hospital as part of his Covid-19 pre-screening routine.

EHT officers follow WHO guidelines for early detection of COVID-19 symptoms

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 04 August 2020

04 August 2020 — Seven (7) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3072 samples tested today.