South African hospital thinks outside the box to boost COVID-19 testing
In South Africa’s Wesfleur Hospital — a 50-bed public facility in the Western Cape, 25 miles north of Cape Town — staff are refashioning security...
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Africa: COVID-19 Impact – the seeds of a future hunger pandemic?
Previous pandemics have demonstrated that more people could die from the indirect consequences of an outbreak than from the disease itself. As the fight against...
Nigerian Afropop star Yemi Alade joins UNDP’s call for urgent action to protect those hit hardest by COVID-19 surge
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) joined by key voices in international development, reiterates the importance of protecting the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people hit...
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Coronavirus: WHO Africa Online Press Briefing on health worker infections in Africa
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, and International Maternal Health & Midwifery Specialist, Dr. Jemima A. Dennis-Antwi. The briefing is on-the-record and it is an opportunity for you...
COVID-19 Situation Report for Nigeria
The COVID-19 Nigeria situation report for 20th July, 2020 has been published. Our daily COVID-19 situation reports provide a summary of the epidemiological situation &...
Coronavirus – Africa: Liechtenstein donates CHF 40,000 to help developing countries expand trading capacities
Liechtenstein has contributed CHF 40,000 in 2020 to assist developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) in enhancing their trading capacities. This donation will finance training...
COVID-19 update for South Africa
COVID-19 Update: A total of 33899 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. Regrettably, we report 140 more COVID-19 related deaths bringing the...
Coronavirus – The Africa Young Feminist Blog “Sauti صوتي” winners
Africa’s creative young women and girls are awarded for their art and impact amid COVID-19. The African Union through the Office of the AU Youth...
Sierra Leone: COVID-19 update
COVID-19 updates – New Cases: 0 Confirmed Cases: 1,711 At Isolation Centres: 384 Recovered: 1,261 Deaths: 66 In Quarantine: 694 Out of Quarantine: 9037...
Coronavirus – Somalia: Puntland Ministry of Education and UNICEF launch on-line learning platform
As schools remain closed, the Learning Passport will enable children to keep learning at home As schools remain closed due to the COVID-19 crisis, UNICEF...