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Liberia Commemorates Global Hand Hygiene Day Format 5th May 2021, Monrovia: Under the theme “achieving hand hygiene at the point of care” with the slogan: Seconds save lives – Clean your hands! Liberia with support from WHO and partners joined the rest of the world to celebrate Global Hand Hygiene Day. Hand Hygiene Day is celebrated every year on 5th May, to maintain global promotion, visibility and sustainability of hand hygiene in health care and to bring people together in support of hand hygiene improvement around the world. It is especially important this year as frequent handwashi...

WHO strengthens Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance and Stewardship in Liberia Format Partial view of ICT equipment donated to MOH by WHO © WHO Monrovia, Liberia: To strengthen Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance and stewardship in Liberia, WHO on 23 April 2021 donated information communication and technology (ICT) equipment and assorted accessories to the Ministry of Health. The ICT equipment and accessories donated include eight laptop computers, seven printers, seven mobile phones and assorted boxes of stationeries and printers’ cartridges, to support national antimicrob...

WHO launches an Emergency Medical Team Training Centre in Addis Ababa Format © WHO/Selamawit Y On 14 April 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MoH) launched a training centre for a new collaboration to strengthen the delivery of emergency medical and health services in the African Region during humanitarian crises. The launching ceremony was officiated by the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, and Honorable Minister of Health, Dr Lia Tadesse. The centre will be established in the premises of the Addis Ababa Field Hospital, which...

COVID-19 Vaccination in Tororo District: Ensuring that No one is Left Behind Format As of 22nd April 2021, 83% (883 out of 1060) of health workers in both public and private health facilities in Tororo district, had received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine which provides protection against severe COVID-19 disease, hospitalization, and possibly death in some instances. This is a resounding success considering that in many districts, the exercise has been hindered by hesitancy, even among health workers leading to poor coverage. Tororo district hosts the Malaba border point of entry...

Attorney General and Minister of Justice: COVID-19 vaccine is Safe and Effective Format Attorney General & Minister of Justice, Honerable Dawda A. Jallow opened up about his experience following vaccination against COVID-19. He took his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday 10th March 2021 at the State House in Banjul, The Gambia. This was part of the launching of the COVAX vaccination rollout led by His Excellency President Adama Barrow, the President of the Republic of The Gambia, after the country received its first consignment of 36, 000 doses of Oxford Astra-Zeneca vaccine. Honora...