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Dr Kofi Boateng alongside Dr Sunny Okoroafor handing over the NHWR soft document to Dr Azodoh at the FMoH_1.jpg

WHO Nigeria hands over the Health Workforce Registry to the Federal Ministry of Health

Abuja, March 22 2021 - “I would like to appreciate the collaboration and commitment of the Department of Health Planning, Research and Statistics of the Federal

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Queen Ndochinwa, a nursing officer at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Lagos.

Practitioners remain  confident that  COVID-19 vaccine will boost immunity of frontline workers 

Abuja, 25 March, 2021 - Frontline health workers in Lagos State who have received the Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine expressed optimism that the vaccine will boost

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 23 March 2021

23 March 2021 — Sixty-eight (79) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4761 samples tested today.

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One of the senior citizens receiving first dose of the vaccine

Eswatini launches nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign

The Kingdom of Eswatini has joined many countries around the world in rolling out a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 22 March 2021

22 March 2021 — Sixty-eight (68) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2484 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 21 March 2021

21 March 2021 — Sixty-seven (67) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2831 samples tested today.

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Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah, Health Minister receiving donated items from Dr. Peter Clement, WHO Country Representative

WHO Donates Essential Medicines and laboratory supplies for COVID-19 and EVD Testings to the Government of Liberia

Monrovia, 19 March 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) donated lifesaving medicines and laboratory supplies for testing COVID-1

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Madame Amie Jobe and one of her daughters, a medical Doctor, diplaying their vaccination cards, after receiving the COVAX vaccine

A Women Leader Received “Her Heart’s Desire”, i.e. COVID-19 Vaccine

In the fulfilness of time, Madam Amie Jobe received her heart’s desire- a lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine, at Kanifing Hospital on 19 March 2021. She commands a section of women in politics and she is a businesswoman in Bakau area, Western Region.
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