African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (1,110,053) deaths (25,356), and recoveries (825,394) by region: Central (51,570 cases; 1,003 deaths; 39,060 recoveries): Burundi (410; 1; 321), Cameroon (18,118; 401; 16,540), CAR (4,652; 61; 1,728),…
Download logoThe Botshabelo Digital Hub site has been revitalised and is ready to enhance job creation in the Free State. This is according to the Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ms Nomalungelo Gina….
Download logoGovernment joins the nation in remembering the events that led to the Marikana tragedy in August 2012. The pains that were felt by the workers, their families, government and the nation on that fatal…
Download logoAs part of its efforts to deepen private sector involvement in Nigeria’s health sector, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) accepted a contribution from a leading indigenous oil firm Belemaoil Producing Nigeria Limited…
Download logoGlobal Health Advisory: The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. Many areas throughout the world are now experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks and taking…
Download logoTwo new documents on policy and technical guidelines for the management of healthcare waste in Ghana has been launched by the Deputy Minister for Health, Hon. Tina Mensah in Accra. The two documents, an…
Download logoWith schools in South Sudan being closed since March, radios have never been more important for continuation of learning. Four daily radio lessons are being broadcasted across the country, covering primary 1 to senior 4. Yet,…
Download logoIn Kano, our Rapid Response Team NCDC RRT continues to support Kano State Ministry of Health in strengthening COVID-19 response activities in the state. This week, the team supported the training of community health…
MALAWI HIGHLIGHTS New COVID-19 guidelines gazetted on 7 August 4,818,599 people reached with COVID-19 messages this week 3,215 travellers screened at points of entry 225 MoH support staff oriented on screening, triage, prevention and control…
Download logoFifty-nine (59) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 5569 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to two thousand, three hundred, and fifty-two (2352). To date, one thousand, six…
This week, the NCDC RRT supported a training by Cross River State MOH for health workers on strengthening prevention of mother-to-child transmission in the context of COVID-19. We also supported the state's case management team…
COVID-19 response in Nigeria’s Niger Delta boosts surveillance of other diseases. The unifying surveillance strategy they have enveloped is quickly producing significant & uplifting results. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of WHO Regional Office…
Total cases: 2,352 (+59) Recovered: 1,631 (+27) Active cases: 713 Tests: 329,474 (+5,569) Deaths: 8 (+0) Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Republic of Rwanda. Media filesDownload logo
COVID-19 Update: In the last 24 hours, there has been a total of 4513 new cases which takes the overall number of cases to 583653. Click the link to view the full report: https://bit.ly/3iMDjw8 Distributed…
Over the past 2 weeks, our PHEOC team trained & mentored Covid19Oyo Update core & surge staff on the basics of public health emergency operation centre management. Certificates were presented to successful participants after a…
COVID-19 Update: A total of 26918 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, with 4513 new cases. Regrettably, we report 121 more COVID-19 related deaths bringing the total number of deaths to 11677….
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://bit.ly/2wjr7Aq. Total number: 48770 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Media filesDownload logo
Download logoAfrican Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (1,108,837) deaths (25,337), and recoveries (823,614) by region: Central (51,532 cases; 1,003 deaths; 38,952 recoveries): Burundi (410; 1; 321), Cameroon (18,118; 401; 16,540), CAR (4,652; 61;…
COVID-19 daily update: In the last 24hrs, Zambia recorded 165 new cases out of 588 tests (28% positive) and 4 deaths from Lusaka, MTSRIP. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Zambia….
325 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria: Lagos – 87 FCT – 49 Gombe – 28 Ebonyi – 20 Plateau – 19 Kwara – 18 Enugu – 17 Imo – 12 Rivers – 12 Kaduna…