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WHO supports Uganda to Mitigate the Risks of COVID-19 Transmission during the election period

The recently concluded national elections in Uganda presented one fundamental public health challenge that will be live in the annals of history: How to prevent the spread of a

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Ebola vaccination starts in Guinea to curb new outbreak

Ebola vaccination starts in Guinea to curb new outbreak

Ebola vaccination of people at high risk kicked off today in Guinea as the emergency response was escalated to counter the spread of the virus that re-emerged in the country a little more than a week ago for the first time since 2016.
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 21 February 2021

21 February 2021 — Sixty-five (65) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4128 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 20 February 2021

20 February 2021 — Fifty-nine (59) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4668 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 19 February 2021

19 February 2021 — Ninety-four (94) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4862 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 18 February 2021

18 February 2021 — One hundred, and nineteen (119) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4391 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 17 February 2021

17 February 2021 — One hundred, and twenty-two (122) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4618 samples tested today.

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Africa is getting ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccines

Africa is getting ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccines

Africa marked the move from planning to action in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines at a World Health Organization (WHO)-hosted African Health Ministers meeting on 17 February, as a rapid vaccine rollout is expected in the wake of the WHO listing of two versions of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.
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