OSLO, Norway — Norway is to lead the effort to ensure that the global activities to fight the Covid-19 pandemic are as effective as possible.
Tag: coronavirus
Coronavirus – Africa: Preventing a lost generation – Private sector partnerships to support refugee education now and beyond the coronavirus pandemic
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 7, 2020/ — The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the greatest disruption of education systems in history, affecting 1.6 billion learners. Refugee
Coronavirus – Somalia: As COVID-19 rages on, midwives continue to provide quality care in Somalia
NEW YORK, United States of America — Zahra Abdirisak, 24, qualified as a midwife in 2017 from Mogadishu Midwifery School which receives technical and financial
Uganda repatriates 322 Ugandans from Saudi Arabia
The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has successfully repatriated a total of 322 Ugandan Nationals and legal residents who have
Dr Jane Ruth Aceng admits to issuing wrong COVID-19 results to over 679 people
Ministry of Health has admitted to mismanagement of COVID-19 test results being released by laboratories. The ministry says about 679 people were given wrong COVID-19
Former Catholic Radio coordinator succumbs to coronavirus
KAMPALA – Former Radio Maria Coordinator Sr Irene Lucy Onyai has succumbed to Coronavirus. According to a post on Radio Maria’s official facebook page, Sr
Coronavirus – Africa: A school year coming to an end under the cloud of COVID-19
GENEVA, Switzerland — While all education experts agree that it is urgent and essential that children across the African continent return to school quickly and
Coronavirus – Uganda: When Community Engagement Restored Trust and Raised Public Index of Suspicion for COVID-19
KAMPALA, Uganda — When the World Health Organization (WHO), declared the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic, on 11th March 2020, many Ugandans didn’t
Health Minister worried about surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Kampala
Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that the ministry is lately finding it hard to transport individuals confirmed to have COVID-19 in the
Coronavirus – South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Welcomes Launch of Official Contact Tracing App
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, September 3, 2020/ — President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the launch of the Bluetooth-enabled mobile application, COVID Alert South Africa, which
Sweden commits funds to IFAD to help avert COVID-19 food crisis
Rome, 3 September 2020 – Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), has pledged funds to help avert a potential food crisis in some of
Coronavirus – Mozambique: Families fleeing attacks seek shelter in COVID-19 hotspot; Country’s largest treatment centre opens
MAPUTO, Mozambique — Attacks on towns and villages in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado have intensified, forcing thousands of people to flee by foot,
Coronavirus – Sudan: UN agencies support flood response in Sudan but warn aid stocks ‘rapidly’ depleting
NEW YORK, United States of America — The UN and its partners are supporting the Sudanese Government as it responds to recent severe flooding, which has
Coronavirus – Uganda: Games children play during COVID-19 in Kikuube District
KAMPALA, Uganda — Sharif, Julius and Angel share their stories As children wait for the government to open schools, they continue to engage in various
Health Minister hints on a second Covid-19 lock down
Health Minister Dr. Ruth Aceng has trashed speculations of the government imposing another lockdown given the fact that the number of infections and deaths increases
EXCLUSIVE: President Kenyatta state of the nation address on COVID-19
Fellow Kenyans, Thirty days ago, on July 27th 2020, I promised to appraise and, where necessary, to escalate or de-escalate the steps taken so far
Ten UBC staff test positive for COVID-19
At least ten (10) employees of the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) have tested positive for COVID-19, the national broadcaster has confirmed. In a statement from
Coronavirus – South Africa’s GDP will take at least five years to recover from COVID-19 impact, says UNDP study
PRETORIA, South Africa — South Africa’s overall GDP is expected to decline by at least 5.1 and up to 7.9 percent in 2020 and recover
Coronavirus – Zimbabwe: Enhancing capacity for laboratory diagnosis for COVID-19 at Beitbridge District Hospital
BEITBRIDGE, Zimbabwe — When WHO, National Microbiology Reference Laboratory (NMRL) and Medsure Healthcare teams reached Beitbridge, 640km from Harare, twelve laboratory personnel from Beitbridge Hospital
Coronavirus: As Burkina Faso grapples with COVID-19, new UN data reveals ‘alarming deterioration’ in food security
NEW YORK, United States of America, August 22, 2020/ — Citing alarming new data, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP),
Load More
