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Blood donation rate falls in Africa in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Blood donation rate falls in Africa in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Blood donation has fallen by 17% in the African region in the wake of…
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Drop in blood donations add to maternal health threats in Africa

Drop in blood donations add to maternal health threats in Africa

Just half of the blood needed for transfusion each year in the…
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Outgoing WHO Rwanda Country Representative Dr. Kasonde Mwinga (left) Incoming Acting WHO Rwanda Country Representative Dr. Ndoungou Salla Ba (right)

Farewells and Welcome at WHO Rwanda

Kigali, 5 June 2021 – It was only two years ago, on 1 May 2019, that…
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Ethiopia to vaccinate 2 million against cholera in Tigray region

Ethiopia to vaccinate 2 million against cholera in Tigray region

Ethiopia today officially launched a preventive oral cholera…
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How Senegal prepared for COVID-19 surge

How Senegal prepared for COVID-19 surge

As the second wave of COVID-19 infections surged in early 2021,…
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Tackling surges in severe COVID-19 cases in Africa

Tackling surges in severe COVID-19 cases in Africa

Africa has the highest global mortality rate among critically ill…
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Image of Auntie Adwoa Afrakoma

What it means to be more vulnerable to COVID-19: 69-year-old Adwoa Afrakoma shares her story

Diabetic, Hypertensive and suffering from Ulcers, 69 years old Adwoa…
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The system stalling COVID-19 importation into Rwanda

The system stalling COVID-19 importation into Rwanda

The aircraft engines power down as disembarking passengers rummage…
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