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The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng and State Minister for Health in charge of General Duties, Hon. Robinah Nabbanja have commissioned the 1st Port Health laboratory in Uganda. It is a gene expert laboratory with 2 machines and capacity to run 64 samples per hour. Read more on
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African Union Member States (54) reporting COVID-19 cases (73,176) deaths (2,496), and recoveries (25,462) by region: Central (6,835 cases; 263 deaths; 2,043 recoveries): Burundi (27; 1; 11), Cameroon (2,954; 139; 1,553), Central African Republic (221; 0; 12), Chad (372; 42; 78), Congo (341;
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New Cases: 0 Total Confirmed Cases: 63 Total Active Cases: 36 Total Recovered: 24 Total Number of Tests Conducted: 1621 Total Deaths: 3 Wash hands with soap regularly. Protect yourself. Protect your loved ones. Read more on https://africa-newsroom.com/press/coronavirus-malawi-covid19-daily-information-update-14th-may-2020?lang=en New Cases: 0 Total Confirmed Cases:
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The World Health Organization (WHO) today expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 on food security, which is likely to exacerbate the already considerable burden of malnutrition in Africa. The impact of the disease is expected to be greater among those grappling with food scarcity and malnutrition, while widespread
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Using lessons learned from building health-competent faith communities and responding to the HIV and AIDS epidemic, African church leaders are doing their best to help their communities cope with the novel coronavirus. They are relying, in part, on practical guides and community-friendly reflections developed by the World Council of Churches
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How can you observe physical distancing when you must fit three people under a mosquito net made for one person to protect yourself from malaria? In Juba, the capital of South Sudan, nearly 30,000 people live side-by-side in a sprawling camp known as a “protection of civilian” (PoC) site.
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To assist in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, AfriCraft with support from the German Embassy will produce 6000 face masks in Dar es Salaam. Muhumbili, Mwananyamala and Temeke hospitals will receive the masks and distribute them to the most vulnerable patients in sets of two in order to
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MSF Head of Mission Claudio Miglietta said: “This sharp increase in COVID-19 patients is very worrying. What is even more concerning is that now COVID-19 has started spreading among the population of some of the largest and most congested displaced persons camps in the country. “Tens of thousands of people
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The Minister of Basic Education Mrs Angie Motshekga will convene a special meeting of the Council of Education Ministers (CEM) to consider progress made towards the reopening of schools. The purpose of the meeting will be to consider the work done by provinces this week including taking deliveries of the
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The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need to urgently increase investment in services for mental health or risk a massive increase in mental health conditions in the coming months, according to a policy brief on COVID-19 and mental health issued by the United Nations today. “The impact of the pandemic
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More than 140 world leaders, experts and elders have made an unprecedented call for guarantees that COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics, tests and treatments will be provided free of charge to everyone, everywhere More than 140 world leaders and experts, including the President of South Africa and Chair of the African Union,
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Le Ministère de la Santé et de la Population annonce la confirmation de 24 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 sur le territoire Centrafricain L’âge des patients varie entre 02 et 86 ans. On note 12 cas importés et 12 cas de transmission locale, 22 cas sant de sexe masculin et