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Update COVID-19 01 May 2021

Update COVID-19 01May 2021

01 May 2021 — One hundred and nine (109) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3478 samples tested today.

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Update COVID-19 29 April 2021

Update COVID-19 29 April 2021

29 April 2021 — One hundred and seven (107) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4626 samples tested today.

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Update COVID-19 30 April 2021

Update COVID-19 30 April 2021

30 April 2021 — One hundred and twenty-one (121) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4868 samples tested today.

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A child receiving vaccine during the commemorations

Tanzania commemorates African Vaccination Week comitting to reach every child

April 2021, Morogoro: Tanzania marked the African Immunization Week on 26-30 April with a call to spike efforts from national level

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Self-care

Raising awareness of the African Region’s SRHR stakeholders on the WHO guidelines on self-care interventions for SRHR and Safe Abortion Care

To orient and update Regional SRHR stakeholders on the WHO Consolidated Guideline on Self-Care Interventions for Health and WHO guidelines on Safe Abortion Cares, the WHO Region

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 28 April 2021

28 April 2021 — Seventy-four (74) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4530 samples tested today.

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WHO Representative Dr. Desta Tiruneh and Hon. Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh at the review meeting

The Gambia Reviews the National Health Policy and Strategic Plan (2021-2030)

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African vaccine champion on lessons from ending wild polio

African vaccine champion on lessons from ending wild polio

Vaccines save millions of lives each year. In August 2020, Africa crossed a historic milestone when it was certified as free of wild polio. Vaccination drives, reaching up to 220 million African children multiple times every year, were integral to achieving this historic milestone.
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