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certification cereony of 30 laboratory scientists who were recruited and underwent training in molecular diagnostics to scale up COVID-19 testing

WHO Demonstrates strategic commitment by supporting COVID-19 testing and laboratory capacity in Sierra Leone.

FREETOWN, 27 August, 2020 – The Ministry of Health and Sanitation in collaboration with the World Health Organization, has awarded certificates of participation to 30 laboratory scientists who were recruited and have undergone training in molecular diagnostics as one of the strategies to scale up COVID-19 testing in Sierra Leone. The 30 scientists are university graduates in basic sciences and were selected, based on competencies, to attend a short intensive theoretical and hands-on training in molecular diagnostics.
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 25 August 2020

25 August 2020 — Two hundred and thirty-one (231) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 6128 samples tested today.

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Push for stronger health systems as Africa battles COVID-19

Push for stronger health systems as Africa battles COVID-19

Health Ministers and representatives from African countries gathered this week for the annual World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa voiced concern over the impact of COVID-19 and stressed that the pandemic was a poignant reminder for countries to bolster health systems.
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JANS

The Minister of Health of Ethiopia launches a joint assessment of the Health Sector Transformation Plan II 2020-2024

The Ethiopian Minister of Health, Dr Lia Tadesse, officially launched the Joint Assessment of the National Health Strategy (JANS) for Ethiopia on 21 August 2020 in a virtual lau

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 24 August 2020

24 August 2020 — Two hundred and seventeen (217) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3642 samples tested today.

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Africa eradicates wild poliovirus

Africa eradicates wild poliovirus

The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication officially declared on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region is free of wild poliovirus.
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Polio vaccination campaigns was one of the strategies used to end the disease in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Celebrates Africa’s landmark achievement against Polio

FREETOWN, 25 August 2020 – Sierra Leone is celebrating a strategic landmark public health achievement in Africa as the continent is certified today by the World Health Organization, to be free of wild poliovirus transmission. The announcement was made at the virtual session of the 70th Regional Committee for Africa, which is the Organization's highest decision-making body on health policy in Africa. The Committee comprises of Ministers of Health from each of the 47 WHO Member States in the Region.
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Prof Tomori (left) chairing ERC review meeting with polio experts

Polio Eradication-A Battle I fought with undiluted passion, says Professor Oyewale Tomori, a major player who made this feat possible

Abuja, 25 August, 2020 - At 74, Professor Oyewale Tomori is the leading virologist who helped spearhead Nigeria’s efforts to kick polio out of the country,

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