by stephen | Mar 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Angola today received 624,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine from the Sérum Institute of India as part of the COVAX initiative, which aims to ensure the equitable distribution of vaccines against COVID-19 worldwide. With this first batch of vaccines,...
by stephen | Mar 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Ministers of Health from Guinea – which is combating a new Ebola outbreak – and neighbouring countries have agreed on a unified front to combat the virus that re-emerged about three weeks ago. The meeting was opened by His Excellency, the Prime Minister of Guinea, Dr...
by stephen | Mar 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a significant burden globally, with millions of patients affected each year. These infections affect both high- and limited-resource healthcare settings, but in limited-resource settings, rates are approximately twice as high...
by stephen | Mar 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Over 3.8 million confirmed #COVID19 cases on the African continent – with more than 3.4 million recoveries & 103,000 deaths cumulatively. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: http://arcg.is/XvuSX
by stephen | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Basic IPC for Healthcare Workers is an introductory course specifically designed for healthcare personnel requiring basic IPC knowledge with an emphasis on hand hygiene, standard precautions, and procedure-based transmission precautions in newly developing health...
by stephen | Feb 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Please see below webinar regarding Healthcare worker Safety and the Proper Use of Personal protective Equipment. Speakers from the event include Professor Ogunsola, ICAN Chairperson. Programme below: Introduction on COVID-19 Status in Africa – Dr Bakare W Ariyo...
by stephen | Feb 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Health authorities in Guinea today declared an outbreak of Ebola in the rural community of Gouéké in N’Zerekore prefecture after three Ebola cases were confirmed by the national laboratory, marking the first time the disease has been reported in...
by stephen | Aug 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Join the new WHO #WearAMask challenge & protect your loved ones from #COVID19. To break the chains of transmission, we must also: -Keep physical distance -Keep cleaning your hands -Keep away from big crowds -Keep covering your mouth and nose when coughing Join our...
by stephen | Jul 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Reprocessing of medical devices: an important part of infection prevention Webinar Series – click here for more information
by stephen | Jul 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak continues to accelerate with over 700 000 cases and 12 000 deaths reported in the WHO African Region. Since our last External Situation Report 21 issued on 22 July 2020, a total of 114 394 new confirmed COVID-19 cases...
