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Asmara, 2 February 2020 - The Ministry of Health as guided and in collaboration with WHO has commenced conduct of re

Kigali, Rwanda, January 31, 2020 – The Ministry of Health reminded Rwanda citizens to be more vigilant on preventing novel coronavirus following the World Health Organization’s declaration addressing novel coronavirus as a “public health emergency of international concern".

Abuja, 27 January 2020 - “I felt very happy when my two children under the age of 5 years came home with the measles and meningitis vaccination cards (a proof of them being vaccinated). I am also relieved because it didn’t cost me a dime to protect my children against these diseases,” says Mrs Mohammed Saidu of Ilorin South Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State.

Juba, 31 January 2020 – In an effort to strengthen port health services, South Sudan has set up thermal scanner at Juba International Airport to enhance capacities of detecting potential public health emergencies of international concern in compliance to the regional and international health standards.  

Under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005), Member States are required to establish and maintain emergency response capacities at designated airports and ground crossings to preserve public health security.

Bauchi, 31 January 2020 - “We remain grateful to World Health Organization and State authorities, for empowering our people with information on the Lassa fever disease. In the past, we didn’t use to seek immediate medical help but managed cases at home, relying on traditional treatment.”

Kigali, Rwanda - January 16, 2020 - Resulting from a good partnership with the Ministry of Health, Abbott through the Team Type 1 Foundation has donated glucose meters and close to 12 million test strips to advance disease management for people diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in Rwanda for the next four years.

Glucose meters and test strips are important tools to help

Kampala, 27 Januarry 2020:- The Ministry of Health would like to inform the public of the confirmation of an outbreak of Yellow Fever in Moyo District in West Nile region and Buliisa District in Hoima region. 

In Moyo District, there are two confirmed cases, both are males aged 18 and 21 years. The two cases were dealing in cutting and trading timber between Uganda and South Sudan. On 2 January 2020, the two cases travelled from South Sudan to Moyo.