Today marks a major milestone for Mongolia with the administration of its first batch of vaccine to prevent the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), beginning with the frontline health care workers at high risk.
Ebola vaccination starts in Guinea to curb new outbreak
The vaccination was launched in Gouecke, a rural community in N’Zerekore prefecture where the first cases were detected on 14 February
CONAKRY, Guinea, February 23, 2021/APO Group/
Ebola vaccination of people at high risk kicked off today in Guinea as the emergency response was escalated to counter the spread of the virus that re-emerged in the country a little more than a week ago for the first time since 2016.
The vaccination was launched in Gouecke, a rural community in N’Zerekore prefecture where the first cases were detected on 14 February. The Minister of Health and Public Hygiene of Guinea, General Remy Lamah, the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Vincent Martin, the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Guinea, Dr Georges Ki-Zerbo and the UNICEF Representative in Guinea, Pierre Ngom, were among the officials at the event.
Ebola vaccination starts in Guinea to curb new outbreak
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Brazzaville/Conakry/Geneva – Ebola vaccination of people at high risk kicked off today in Guinea as the emergency response was escalated to counter the spread of the virus that re-emerged in the country a little more than a week ago for the first time since 2016.
The vaccination was launched in Gouecke, a rural community in N’Zerekore prefecture where the first cases were detected on 14 February. The Minister of Health and Public Hygiene of Guinea, General Remy Lamah, the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Vincent Martin, the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Guinea, Dr Georges Ki-Zerbo and the UNICEF Representative in Guinea, Pierre Ngom, were among the officials at the event.
Global conversations on hunger, diseases must reflect local realities ― Osinbajo Global conversations on hunger, diseases must reflect local realities ― Osinbajo
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stressed the need for the conversations in Nigeria and other developing countries to be all-inclusive and reflective of the situations of concern so that meaningful progress can be made towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals.
He made the remark on Tuesday during a virtual dialogue on the Nigeria Food System.
His call came against the backdrop of the global community mobilization of resources towards addressing hunger and reducing diseases.
A statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, on Tuesday, quoted Osinbajo as saying: “I think that some of these issues are nuanced and we really need to take a closer look especially at these dialogues so that our conversations are reflective of the issues that concern us as a nation, as a people and especially as a developing