Coronavirus putting a strain on vital health services in Africa, says WHO
More children are not receiving measles vaccines and maternal deaths are rising in health facilities
05 November 2020 - 17:51
Nairobi — The coronavirus pandemic is having a knock-on effect on other vital health services in Africa as countries are forced to redirect already stretched resources, a regional head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday.
The continent of more than a 1-billion people has been spared the worst consequences of Covid-19, with relatively lower death rates and infections seen elsewhere...
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