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Africa: Is the Worst of Africa's Covid-19 Outbreak Over?
allAfrica, 25 September 2020
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently commended South Africa for its declining Covid-19 infection rate, approving the implementation of public health measures to curb the… Read more »
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Africa: Social, Environmental Factors Seen Behind Africa's Low Covid-19 Cases
WHO, 24 September 2020
COVID-19 transmission in Africa has been marked by relatively fewer infections, which have been on the decline over the past two months, owing to a variety of socio-ecological… Read more »
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Congo-Brazzaville: 'It Weighs You Down,' Covid-19 Survivor Says
WHO, 24 September 2020
Yaffa Fatoumata hoped that the fever and the sore throat she was suffering were just signs of a passing flu. However, when the symptoms persisted, the26-year-old legal assistant in… Read more »
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Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Member State Briefing On Covid-19 - 24 September 2020
WHO, 24 September 2020
Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
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Africa: Arua Regional Referral Hospital Medical Team Learns Quick Valuable Lessons From Covid-19 Response
WHO, 24 September 2020
For many health workers of Arua Regional Referral Hospital (ARRH), 24th April 2020 is a day they will always remember with some trepidation. On that day, the hospital received its… Read more »
Is the Worst of Africa's Covid-19 Outbreak Over?
According to WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the declining rate of Covid-19 infections across the continent is a result of robust and decisive public health measures taken by governments across the region. "The downward trend that we have seen in Africa over the past two months is undoubtedly a positive development and speaks to the robust and decisive public health measures taken by governments across the region ... But we must not become complacent," said Moeti.
InFocus
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As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
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The Covid-19 outbreak is the first pandemic in history in which technology and social media are being used on a massive scale to keep people safe, informed, productive and ... Read more »
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments and health care leaders to address persistent threats to the health and safety of health workers and patients. "The ... Read more »
Lab technician Amina A. Rafat takes blood samples from food vendors in Adiebeba, a suburb of Kumasi, so they can test them for Covid-19.
