WHO with funding from the Government of Japan to establish port health facility in Juba International Airport, South Sudan
4 February 2021, Juba, South Sudan - To mitigate the risk of cross-border disease spread and minimize the risk of travel, trade and public health security, the Government of Japan and the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish port health facility at Juba International Airport to maintain the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005 core capacities.
Update COVID-19 04 February 2021
04 February 2021 — One hundred, and fifty-four (154) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4135 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases fifteen thousand, nine hundred, and eighty-eight (15988). To date, eleven thousand, three hundred, and ninety-two (11392) patients have recovered, including three hundred, and eighty-nine (389) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four thousand, four hundred, and twenty-six (4426) and two hundred, and ten (210) deaths.
Ethiopia immunizes over 2 million girls against human papillomavirus (HPV)
The African Development Bank and WHO to build the second phase of the Public Health Emergency Operations Center in Juba, South Sudan
4 February 2021, Juba, South Sudan - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and WHO are to build the second phase of the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) in Juba, South Sudan.
The groundbreaking ceremony was presided over by Honorable Hon. Elizabeth Acuei Yol, Minister of Health, in the presence of the African Development Bank Country Manager for South Sudan, the Head of Cooperation in the Embassy of Japan, the Undersecretary and Directors General in the Ministry of Health, WHO South Sudan Staff and the media.
WHO supports Ethiopia’s response to a dengue fever outbreak in Somali Region
COVAX expects to start sending millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa in February
Update COVID-19 03 February 2021
03 February 2021 — One hundred, and forty-six (146) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4834 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases fifteen thousand, eight hundred, and thirty-four (15834). To date, ten thousand, nine hundred, and sixty-three (10963) patients have recovered, including two hundred, and eighteen (218) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four thousand, six hundred, and sixty-three (4663) and two hundred, and eight (208) deaths.
Spearheading cancer awareness drive in Nigeria
Nigeria’s early adoption of Differentiated Services Delivery model buffers effect of COVID-19 pandemic among People Living with HIV
Abuja, 3 February, 2021 - As the COVID-19 pandemic gained momentum across the world with many countries, including Nigeria going on lockdown, there arose fears that the people living with HIV (PLHIV) might not have access to Antiretroviral (ARTs). The fears of the outbreak disrupting ARTs supplies to PLHIV in Nigeria was, however, not as devastating because the country had already adopted the Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD) model in December, 2019. The gains of the model became noticeable during the imposed lockdown by the government.
Update COVID-19 02 February 2021
02 February 2021 — Two hundred, and twenty-nine (229) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4257 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases fifteen thousand, six hundred, and eighty-eight (15688). To date, ten thousand, seven hundred, and forty-five (10745) patients have recovered, including four hundred, and seventy-three (473) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four thousand, seven hundred, and thirty-eight (4738) and two hundred, and five (205) deaths.