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The Ghana Health Service is supervising the completion of a backlog of laboratory samples which have been picked for testing as part of the COVID-19 testing exercise. This is after some 57,000 samples have already been successfully tested as at April 15th 2020. In the first batch of this
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African Union Member States (52) reporting COVID-19 cases (20,270) deaths (1,025), and recoveries (4,701) by region: Central (1,708 cases; 54 deaths; 233 recoveries): Burundi (6; 1; 4), Cameroon (1,016; 21; 168), Central African Republic (12; 0; 5), Chad (33; 0; 8), Congo (143; 6; 11)
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) have unveiled an initiative to strengthen Africa’s data ecosystems in the face of COVID-19. “Tackling the pandemic requires data and information to ensure that policies,resources and technology are deployed in the
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has today, Saturday 18 April 2020, chaired a virtual meeting of the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC), which discussed measures to strengthen and intensify the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The PCC consists of Ministers, Premiers, Executive Mayors of metropolitan municipalities and the leadership of
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It was with much sadness that I learnt this morning of the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, your Chief of Staff. It is indeed such a tragic loss. May God comfort his family and grant them the fortitude to bear this loss. For you personally, Mr. President, this is a
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng gives an updates on the COVID-19 response in Uganda. As of today, Uganda has a cumulative number of 55 confirmed cases. Of these, 20 have recovered while 35 are active cases. Please note that this is a cumulative number comprising recoveries. Read more on https://africa-newsroom.
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HE Mr. Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister, Head of Government, visited on April 17, 2020 the Covid-19 treatment system set up at the National Reference Hospital of Niamey and paid a special attention to the temporary health facilities installed by UNICEF, offering an additional capacity of 40 beds. Equipped with a
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Human Rights Watch surveille activement les [dimensions des droits humains dans les réponses à la pandémie de COVID-19](https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2020/03/19/covid-19-dimensions-des-droits-humains-dans-les-reponses-gouvernementales). Nos [recherches](https://www.hrw.org/tag/coronavirus) ont permis d’identifier 40 questions destinées à orienter la formulation de stratégies respectueuses
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Human Rights Watch is committed to reporting on the [human rights dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/19/human-rights-dimensions-covid-19-response). Our [research](https://www.hrw.org/tag/coronavirus) has identified 40 questions to guide a rights-respecting response to this crisis that addresses the needs of
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Human Rights Watch surveille activement les dimensions des droits humains dans les réponses à la pandémie de COVID-19. Nos recherches ont permis d’identifier 40 questions destinées à orienter la formulation de stratégies respectueuses des droits des groupes les vulnérables face à la crise. Il s’agit notamment des personnes
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Dear WPS Africa Family, Warm Greetings. Wherever you are, I know the immense uncertainty created by the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting you deeply, as it continues to cause havoc in all our countries. I pray that you and all your dear ones are safe and healthy in these dire
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L’accès à la bonne information est, à bien des égards, un facteur important dans la riposte au coronavirus. Les recommandations des autorités compétentes sont accessibles via plusieurs canaux, la radio étant le plus usuel, car plus accessible à la majorité de la population. C’est dans cette optique que