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Nearly 1 in 5 COVID-19 deaths in the African region linked to diabetes
Brazzaville – The World Health Organization (WHO) finds that 18.3% of COVID-19 deaths in the African region are among people with diabetes, one ...
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Mauritian clinics help cut diabetic foot amputations
Port Louis – One of the severe consequences of diabetes complications is the risk of lower limb amputation. Damaged nerves or reduced blood ...
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Update COVID-19 12 November 2020
12 November 2020 — Seven (7) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1917 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of ...
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UN Rwanda: Frw19.6 Billion and counting as the fight against COVID-19 continues
Between March and September 2020, the UN Rwanda has mobilized more than Frw 19.6 Billion to support the Government of Rwanda in the fight ...
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Vaccinating 1.5 million children to curb polio outbreak in South Sudan
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN 13 NOVEMBER 2020 – A campaign aiming at vaccinating 1.5 million children against polio was launched in South Sudan. Currently ...
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Increasing access to life-saving primary healthcare services in South Sudan’s flood-affected areas
Lucia Ngacho, a 32-year-old mother of 3 children, walked to the WHO emergency medical mobile clinic in Pibor town, the regional capital of ...
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Update COVID-19 13 November 2020
13 November 2020 — Forty-three (43) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2759 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of ...
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Update COVID-19 14 November 2020
14 November 2020 — Thirty-two (32) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3128 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of ...
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WHO urges Borno to target zero malaria cases
Maiduguri, 16 November, 2020 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Borno state to target zero malaria cases among under 5 children, ...
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Chikurubi Maximum prison females receive free breast cancer screening services
By Tatenda Chimbwanda Chikurubi, Zimbabwe - A total of 121 women including staff and inmates at Chikurubi Maximum Prison were recently ...
