In Benin, the World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomed the nation's expansion of laboratory facilities for testing Covid-19, allowing it to perform 10,000 tests per day. Similarly, Senegal has increased attempts to bolster Covid-19 testing by delivering results within 24 hours and by automating the process at every stage, where possible. Meanwhile, in Nigeria, border security officers in Ogun state are working to deter illegal traffic in order to curb importation of Covid-19 into what the WHO has described as "a priority region in the battle against the virus".
The Weekly Epidemiological Update provides an overview of the global, regional and country-level COVID-19 cases and deaths, highlighting key data and ... see more »
Nigeria: Shoring Up Covid-19 Prevention in Nigeria's Border States
WHO, 27 October 2020
Border security officers in Nigeria already contend with a raft of challenges in deterring illegal traffic and ensuring safety. In Ogun state in the country's south-west where the… Read more »
Benin: Benin Boosts Covid-19 Response With Increased Testing
WHO, 26 October 2020
Cotonou, 22 October 2020 - Benin's first COVID-19 case was diagnosed at the Viral Haemorrhagic Fever Laboratory in the capital Cotonou in March 2020. Then it was the country's sole… Read more »
Gabon: Testing At the Core of Gabon's Covid-19 Battle
WHO, 25 October 2020
Libreville, 22 October 2020 - With over 60 sample collection sites, a network of laboratories, including a high-capacity one, Gabon has tested nearly a tenth of its 2 million… Read more »
Senegal: Enhancing Diagnosis to Beat Covid-19 in Senegal
WHO, 25 October 2020
Dakar, 22 October 2020 - Senegal's Institut Pasteur was one of only two laboratories in Africa able to test for COVID-19 at the onset of the pandemic in early 2020. The… Read more »
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 »
A partnership between WHO, international organizations, the private sector and philanthropists, has seen the development of new, cheaper and less fragile tests that could help ... Read more »
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93% of countries worldwide while the demand for mental health is increasing, according to a new WHO ... Read more »
The Covid -19 pandemic is a setback to women's health across Africa. Downturns have been reported in the numbers of women seeking antenatal and postnatal services, while public ... Read more »
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