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Questions over implementation of SA's new infection control plan

Nthusang Lefafa looks at government’s recently relaunched infection prevention and control plans and some obstacles to its implementation. ....

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Implementation of South Africa's new infection contro...

Critical questions remain unanswered over the implementation of SA’s new infection control strategy. ....

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Experts brainstorm on lessons from COVID-19 pandemic, disease — Features — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

Medical experts have warned that Nigeria is at risk of yearly, multiple, and concurrent disease outbreaks due to tropical climate, population density and poor socio-economic factors. They, however, said the country is yet to see the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The medical experts brainstormed on lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and other disease outbreaks at the maiden edition of the Nigerian Conference of Applied and Field Epidemiology (NiCAFE). The conference, which was held virtually, was organised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with partners from July 26 to 28, 2021.
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The theme of this year’s NiCAFE conference was “Building back better: COVID-19 and other disease outbreaks”. ....

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NCDC Weekly Epidemiological Report: Issue: Volume 12 No.15. 4th May 2021 - Nigeria

NCDC Weekly Epidemiological Report: Issue: Volume 12 No.15. 4th May 2021
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Nigeria Commemorates World Hand Hygiene Day
Globally, promotion of hand hygiene is one of the cost effective public health interventions for the prevention and control of infections, particularly those caused by epidemic-prone pathogens. In line with this, the World Health Organisation launched the World Hand Hygiene Day which is celebrated every year. This event is part of the global advocacy efforts to mobilise citizens around the world to imbibe a general culture of handwashing with soap and running water, and the use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers.
The theme for this year’s event is “Achieving hand hygiene at the point of care” with the slogan “Seconds Save Lives – Clean Your Hands. In recognition of the importance of public awareness of hand hygiene, Nigeria joined the global community to commemorate the World Hand Hygiene Day on the 5thof May, 2021. The national sub-th ....

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Partnership Sparks Local Production of COVID-19 Protective Equipment | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in South Africa

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Nozibele Stemela, a seamstress at Sakhulwazi Women s Hub in Philippi, Cape Town, South Africa assembles a non-medical, 3-ply fabric face mask to international standards funded in part by a partnership between USAID and the British High Commission in South Africa to spark local production of personal
South Africa, 8 October 2020 – Over a hundred thousand locally produced COVID-19 masks are helping to save lives in a high need area in the Western Cape, thanks to an innovative partnership between the U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the British High Commission in Pretoria to support local production of COVID-19 supplies in South Africa. The UK channelled half a million Pounds (approximately 10.7 million Rands) through the U.S. government and USAID to the Project Last Mile Initiative – a pioneering public-priv ....

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