Download logoShortly after Zambia reported its first cases of COVID-19 in March 2020, the country’s National Public Health Institute launched intensive, targeted screenings for cases in high-risk populations and locations. In Nakonde, a town on…
3,054 new arrivals entered Uganda from the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 1-3 July, following Uganda’s decision to temporary re-open the border on humanitarian grounds. Border controls were reintroduced on 3 July, once the…
Download logoThis story is the second in a series to showcase the tools, approaches, evidence, and results of more than 300 projects in pursuit of climate-smart development under the Africa Climate Business Plan. Kenya, along…
Download logoZanzibar has received a $1.5 million grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to respond to COVID-19 (coronavirus)-related school closures and ensure that more than 520,000 children return to school safely, leaving no…
INTRODUCTION The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all countries is unprecedented with more than 14.5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide, including more than 607,000 associated deaths, reported as of 21 July 20203 . Yet,…
Over 1.1 million confirmed COVID19 cases on the African continent – with more than 880,000 recoveries & 26,000 deaths cumulatively. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://arcg.is/XvuSX Distributed…
Download logoMr Mark Oguma Oguti and his daughter Claudia are thrilled about the launch of the Yellow Fever Vaccination campaign. Asked whether his other family members will be immunized, Mark excitedly says, “they are on…
HIGHLIGHTS South Africa continues to report the highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the African continent. Inadequate access to personal protective equipment or weak infection prevention and control measures raise the risk of…
Highlights COVID-19 is deepening global food insecurity, as the economic impact of pandemic exacerbates expected seasonal natural hazards and pre-existing food security challenges. WFP has mobilized in response, including supporting more than 500,000 people affected…
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained the global economy and put millions of people under financial stress. Understandably, people from all walks of life started looking for alternative income streams. In honour of Women’s Month this…
Download logoThe Department of Health reviews the COVID-19 situation (transmission levels, trends, public health capacity, etc.) in various countries on a regular basis, to update a list of permitted countries from which individuals can travel…
Download logoThe number of cases in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 100, a near two-fold increase in a little over five weeks. This latest outbreak, DRC’s…
The COVID-19 pandemic and its health and economic impacts has forced a global rethink of the current multilateral framework and what it means for the future. For Africa, COVID-19 has served as a wake-up call…
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) will on Wednesday, 19 August 2020 unveil seven hydrogen fuel cell systems which are being used as the primary power source for the field hospital established at 1…
Total cases: 2,717 (+73) Recovered: 1,705 (+7) Active cases: 1,001 Tests: 351,383 (+5,463) Deaths: 11 (+1) Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Republic of Rwanda. Media filesDownload logo
Tests conducted: 3 480 283 Positive cases identified: 599 940 Total recoveries: 497 169 Total deaths: 12 618 New cases: 3 880 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa, Department of Health. Media filesDownload logo
476 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; Lagos – 235 FCT – 44 Kaduna – 41 Borno – 33 Plateau – 28 Abia – 13 Edo – 13 Rivers – 12 Imo – 11 Oyo…
Daily Laboratory test: 21,456 Severe cases: 248 New recovered: 228 New deaths: 20 New cases: 1,778 Total Laboratory test: 694,093 Active cases: 21,678 Total recovered: 13,536 Total deaths: 620 Total cases: 35,836 Distributed by APO…
Download logo The National Disease Surveillance Department receives a donation of bar code scanners from Good Neighbors Ghana to support the implementation of SORMAS Laboratory Module in the fight against COVID-19 Distributed by APO Group…
Download logo 166 New Cases of COVID-19 reported on 18th August, 2020. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Disease Surveillance Department, Ghana Health Service.