493 days of the COVID-19 Lockdown, and as of 3
nd of August 2021, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases had increased to 112 435 after 1 580 new cases, were recorded, all new cases. The highest case tally was recorded in Mashonaland East with 221 cases. The hotspot updates are as follows; Mashonaland West Province – Hurungwe (33), Kariba (4), Makonde (45), Mashonaland Central – Bindura (19), Guruve (20). Mashonaland East- Marondera (46), Goromonzi (29). Masvingo Province – Chiredzi (32), Masvingo (27). Bulawayo Province – Nkulumane (16), Emakhandeni (19) and Northern Suburbs (26), Kwekwe (12), Harare Province (335).
We note that the Hospitalisation rate as of 1500hrs on the 1
st of August 2021 was 558 hospitalised cases: 43 new admissions, 164 asymptomatic cases, 321 mild-to-moderate cases, 52 severe cases and 21 cases in Intensive Care Units.
The National Society Protection Council (NSPC) requested that the government continue to delay the launch of its planned social security regime offering pensions for most Cambodian employees because more input regarding the collection of their contributions of wages or salaries to help fund the programme is needed.
PWDs not benefitting enough from social protection programmes in four Nigerian states –Survey
Released on Monday, the situation analysis conducted within four months mirrored the widening gap of social inclusion for PWDs in Nigeria. 4 min read
A new survey conducted across four states in northwestern Nigeria has revealed that Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are the least benefactors of the various national social protection programmes in these states.
This is in spite of the fact that the PWDs are among the most vulnerable and neglected set of people.
The survey, which was conducted in Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano and Zamfara States, was aimed at determining the level of inclusion and participation of PWDs in social protection policies, programmes and processes.