Regional Integration as a Tool for Wealth Creation in Africa
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...
Month : August 2020
Hydrogen fuel cells deployed at 1 Military Hospital in response to COVID-19
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...
Rwanda: COVID-19 case update
Total cases: 2,717 (+73) Recovered: 1,705 (+7) Active cases: 1,001 Tests: 351,383 (+5,463) Deaths: 11 (+1)...
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COVID-19 statistics in South Africa
Tests conducted: 3 480 283 Positive cases identified: 599 940 Total recoveries: 497 169 Total deaths: 12 618 New cases: 3 880...
Nigeria: COVID-19 case update
476 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; Lagos – 235 FCT – 44 Kaduna – 41 Borno – 33 Plateau – 28 Abia –...
Coronavirus – Nigeria: Imo State launches Innovative Mobile Health Insurance Programme with Technical Support from WHO
The Governor of Imo State, His Excellency Hope Uzodinma on 19 August 2020, launched the innovative Mobile Health Insurance Programme in Owerri. This mobile...
Zambia’s COVID-19 home-based care relieves health facilities
Shortly 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...
Coronavirus – Uganda: UNHCR Operational Update
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...
Coronavirus – Faster Access to Better Financing for Emergency Response and Resilience in Kenya
Kenya, along with its neighbors, is extremely vulnerable to climate change impacts, including longer periods of drought and less predictable rainfall patterns. In this unprecedented time...
COVID-19 Socio-Economic Response and Recovery Plan for Egypt
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...