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African ministers advise citizens to remain vigilant to survive a possible Covid-19 resurgence

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November 27, 2020
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Remain vigilant and survive a possible resurgence of Covid-19 infections, African Health Ministers have urged during the seventieth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Nairobi yesterday Wednesday.

Taking stock of Africa’s efforts in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic during the visio conference, the ministers observed that the timely action by most African countries by limiting movement and gatherings as well as respecting public health measures have produced a lower toll on the continent than elsewhere.

But over the past three weeks, the ministers further observed that Africa has recorded a steady increase in COVID-19 cases and that as of 22 November 2020, 18 countries reported an increase of more than 20% in the previous seven days when compared with the last seven days.

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In her opening remarks, Jacqueline Mikolo, Minister of Health and Population of the Republic of Congo and Chairperson of the Seventieth Regional Committee, called for increased high-level political commitment, solidarity, information-sharing, and research on traditional medicines in the fight against COVID-19.

She warned against complacency by strictly observing COVID-19 preventive measures and urged governments to strengthen communication and epidemiological surveillance.

Sharing the South African experience in fighting the pandemic, the country health minister Zweli Mkhize said: “we are going through this COVID-19 fatigue, both from communities who are tired of wearing masks and [observing physical] distancing.

“We also have health workers who have been [through] a heavy burden, and now the resurgence is coming they are also showing a lot of fatigue. These are the areas we need to keep focusing on.”

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For his part, WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, underscored the importance of bolstering prevention, notably as people travel or gather for end-of-year celebrations.

In her contribution, Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin, Ethiopia’s Minister of Health and observed that “the COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis unlike anything any of us has experienced in our lifetimes, yet it can be a catalyst for building the safer, healthier, and more sustainable Africa we all want.”

It can be recalled that WHO has taken a range of actions to support countries to prepare to roll out new COVID-19 vaccines.

This include releasing new guidance on vaccination planning and deployment and creating a new COVID-19 online vaccine introduction and readiness assessment tool for African governments.

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More than 200 delegates and civil society representatives took part in the deliberations that also covered the WHO Programme Budget for 2022- 2023.

By Tamba Jean-Matthew III in Dakar and Sources.

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