Infographics

Abuja, October 02, 2020 - “The daily exercise routine I adopted has helped me a long way, my body feels way better, and my blood pressure hardly rises.”
“Stopping alcohol consumption and reducing the amount of tobacco I consume has also made me healthier, I have lost so much weight and my lab tests are showing progress in my health” stated Nasir Ali, a domestic worker residing in FCT, Abuja. 

31 October 2020 — Three (3) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1848 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, one hundred, and thirty-seven (5137). To date, four thousand, eight hundred, and seventy-nine (4879) patients have recovered, including one (1) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two hundred and twenty-three (223) and thirty-five (35) deaths.  

The new cases are in Kigali (1), and Nyagatare (2); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

30 October 2020 — Three (3) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1810 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, one hundred, and thirty-four (5134). To date, four thousand, eight hundred, and seventy-eight (4878) patients have recovered, with no one in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two hundred and twenty-one (221) and thirty-five (35) deaths.  

The new cases are in Kigali (1), and Rubavu (2); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

Kampala, 30 October 2020: - Lawrence Ahumuza (26), his pregnant wife Magdalene Kembabazi 24 (not real names) and their five-year-old son Prosper are a typical young Ugandan rural family.

They are tea-pickers at Kayonza Tea Producers in Kanungu district Southwestern Uganda. They grow their food around their home, their child attends the nearby local primary school, they get along very well with extended family and neighbours, they are prayerful, and they obey the law.

29 October 2020 — Two (2) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1725 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, one hundred, and thirty-one (5131). To date, four thousand, eight hundred, and fifty-one (4851) patients have recovered, with no one in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two hundred and forty-five (245) and thirty-five (35) deaths.  

The new cases are in Kigali (1), and Nyagatare (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

Maiduguri, 30 October, 2020 - The 9th Joint Operations Review of WHO health emergency operations in the north-east Nigeria has resolved to maintain the grading of the humanitarian health emergency declared in 2016. WHO graded the emergency at grade 3 owing to its severity and impact on public health which significantly reduces access to basic health services and renders the population vulnerable to disease outbreaks, malnutrition, injuries and mental health. 

Maiduguri, 30 October, 2020 - Since declaration of an internal grade 3 level emergency in the north-east Nigeria in 2016, WHO has been leading partners in the humanitarian health sector response to provide complementary lifesaving interventions to the affected populations in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. Every year, the response programme is reviewed to ensure its continued relevance and to sharpen strategies. 

On a busy Sunday morning at Rumbuol village in Aweil East County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, the bilharzia mass drug distributors started their daily house-to-house visit to ensure they reach eligible children, regardless of whether they are infected or not, to receive the treatment they need.
With a broad smile of hope on his face, Ateny Kuel, a 10-year-old received his first-ever dose of bilharzia treatment. He is among the over 700 000 children receiving treatment from mass drug administration.  

28 October 2020 — Forty-five (45) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1619 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, one hundred, and twenty-nine (5129). To date, four thousand, eight hundred, and fifty-one (4851) patients have recovered, with no one in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two hundred and forty-three (243) and thirty-five (35) deaths.  

The new cases are in Kigali (2), Nyagatare (2), Kirehe (40) new cases in refugee camp, and Huye (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere.