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World patient Safety Day –COVID-19 pandemic amplifies importance of health workers’ safety

Abuja, 17 September, 2020 - When Nigeria recorded its first COVID-19…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 15 September 2020

15 September 2020 — Twenty-two (22) new COVID-19 cases were…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 14 September 2020

14 September 2020 — Eleven (11) new COVID-19 cases were identified…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 13 September 2020

13 September 2020 — Twenty-six (26) new COVID-19 cases were…
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Ministry of Health and WHO Respond to a Spike of COVID-19 Infection in Amuru Prison

Kampala, 14 September 2020: - Amuru Prison is just like any other…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 11 September 2020

11 September 2020 — Fifty-five (55) new COVID-19 cases were…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 12 September 2020

12 September 2020 — Thirty-one (31) new COVID-19 cases were…
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One of the Treatment Units that was set up to manage cases and has now been repurposed to manage COVID-19 cases

Ebola response bolsters Uganda’s COVID-19 fight

When much of the world was waking up to the enormous implications of…
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Combatting health worker infections in Nigeria

Combatting health worker infections in Nigeria

Kaduna – When Dr Mark Anthony makes his weekly rounds in Kaduna…
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Noncommunicable diseases increase risk of dying from COVID-19 in Africa

Noncommunicable diseases increase risk of dying from COVID-19 in Africa

Brazzaville, 10 September 2020 –  There is increasing…
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