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The COVID-19 Affected Family Wondering Where Everyone Went

Kampala, 30 October 2020: - Lawrence Ahumuza (26), his pregnant wife Magdalene Kembabazi 24 (not real names) and their five-year-old son Prosper are a typical y

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Burkina-Faso: WHO supports the Ministry of Health in the establishment and training of a national experts group on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Burkina-Faso: WHO supports the Ministry of Health in the establishment and training of a national experts group on Sexual and Reproductive Health

In 2019, the WHO Africa Office established a Regional Technical Advisory Group to promote Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights to reduce preventable maternal mortality in Africa. The group is responsible for advising on comprehensive policies and strategies for health system strengthening for universal access to essential services and quality care for women, children, and adolescents in the Member States.
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Fighting fake immunization travel certificates with frontier technologies

Fighting fake immunization travel certificates with frontier technologies

At the main bus terminus in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, travellers heading to neighbouring Zambia can be tempted by offers of counterfeit travel vaccination certificates. A thriving black market there sells a fake proof of immunization for between US$ 15–20, says Dr Integrity Mchechesi, who works with a technology firm to combat such forgery.
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 29 October 2020

29 October 2020 — Two (2) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1725 samples tested today.

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‘Flying Doctors’ boost Nigeria’s COVID-19 testing

‘Flying Doctors’ boost Nigeria’s COVID-19 testing

Red-gloved hands gently dip cotton swabs down nostrils and mouths of people taking turns to stand in front of a tall booth, masks lowered and head tilted backwards. Inside the booth to which the gloves are attached is a COVID-19 sample collector.
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Innovating for health in Niger

Innovating for health in Niger

Ibrahima Guimba Saidou, Nigerian Minister and Special Advisor to the president, and CEO of the National Agency of Information Society, is spearheading the country’s digital transformation. He speaks about the efforts being made to drive innovation in health.
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The WR, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo opening the 3-day Review Meeting with government functionaries, Health Emergency Experts and WHO personnel in Maiduguri, Borno State Phot_WHO Nigeria.jpg

Health Experts Conduct 9th Review of WHO Emergency Response in the North-east Nigeria

Maiduguri, 30 October, 2020 - Since declaration of an internal grade 3 level emergency in the north-east Nigeria in 2016, WHO has been leading partners in the h

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COVID-19 spurs health innovation in Africa

COVID-19 spurs health innovation in Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic has galvanized the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that have been piloted or adopted in Africa, a new World Health Organization (WHO) analysis finds.
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