WHO’s Africa head warns against neglecting non-Covid health services
The global body has received reports of declines in access to treatment for HIV and TB, immunisation and family planning
30 July 2020 - 17:56
Neglecting essential health services to combat the coronavirus pandemic could cause greater harm than the virus itself, the Africa head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Thursday, as the continent surges towards 1-million confirmed cases.
“We are concerned that in the end we may see more damage from other illnesses and conditions than we see from Covid-19. Countries have to do both,” said the WHO’s regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti...
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