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Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake increases by 15%

Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake increases by 15%

Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose by 15% between January and February as several countries embarked on mass vaccination drives to expand coverage and protect populations against the adverse health impacts of the virus.
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Team lead for mass vaccination campaign on COVID-19 vaccination at Nancy B. Doe market in Montserrado County

Improving response as Liberia marks two years since first COVID-19 case

Monrovia, 16 March 2022 – Two years ago today, Liberia recorded its first COVID-19 case.

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WHO staff supervising the offloading of oxygen cylinders at the Ministry of Health

WHO delivers essential health supplies to the Ministry of Health in Liberia

Monrovia, 16 March 2022 –The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered health supplies to the Ministry of Health aimed at enabling Liberia address

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Health workers' training on COVID-19 care and treatment in Zanzibar

Tanzania marks two years since first COVID-19 case

Dar es Salaam, 16 March 2022 – Two year

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Campaign 2 COVID-19 vaccine

More than 21 million people have received at least one dose of vaccine as Ethiopia marks one year of COVID-19 vaccination

Addis Ababa, 16 March 2022—One year ago, Ethiopia received its first COVID-19 vaccine doses from the COVAX with a total of 2.2 million doses and lunched the COV

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Canada Funded ACT-A Health Systems Connector implementation supports WHO and MoH COVID-19 Response and Continuity of Health Services in Zambia

Canada Funded ACT-A Health Systems Connector implementation supports WHO and MoH COVID-19 Response and Continuity of Health Services in Zambia

On 14 March 2022, the High Commissioner of Canada to the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Zambia, the Seychelles, and Ambassador of Canada to the Union of Comoros,  HE Pamela O’Donnell visited the World Health Organization (WHO) Zambia to learn about WHO’s work and discuss steps and achievements made in the implementation of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) program funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada.
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WHO-REACT Team Concludes Twelve-day Mission in Uganda

WHO-REACT Team Concludes Twelve-day Mission in Uganda

Kampala, 15 March 2022:- The World Health Organization Regional Expert Advisory Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19 Response (REACT) made a 12-day vi

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COVID-19 Vaccination

Nearly 20% of target population vaccinated as Sierra Leone marks one year of COVID-19 vaccine launch

Freetown, 15 March 2022 - One year ago today Sierra Leone launched the COVID-19 vaccination, days after receiving the first doses from the COVAX Facility and others through bilateral partnerships. To date, 1.1 million of the country’s 8 million people have been fully vaccinated and efforts are ongoing to increase vaccine uptake to reach a wider proportion of the population.
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