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29 April 2020
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How UN agencies in West & Central Africa are supporting governments and the population to respond to COVID-19 pandemic
Mabingue Ngom, Chair a.i. R-UNSDG-WCA, & Regional Director, UNFPA West and Central Africa Regional Office
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28 April 2020
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Ghana: Addressing SGBV challenges in the COVID-19 era
On 22nd April, 2020, UNFPA Ghana held an e-Session on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), with the aim of raising awareness among the general populace of acts of SGBV and…
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19 April 2020
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Clone of UNFPA supports DOVVSU to activate Domestic Violence Hotline
UNFPA has supported the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service to provide a dedicated hotline to respond to issues of abuse during the…
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14 April 2020
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Nigeria: Implementing planned activities during COVID-19
As the numbers of those infected with the COVID-19 increases globally, a need to adhere to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) prevention and treatment guidelines made UNFPA…
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07 April 2020
Statement
Sierra Leone: World Health Day: Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic
On this World Health Day, we mark the first International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Midwives are central to everything we do at UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and…
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06 April 2020
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The Gambia: Supporting the National COVID-19 Response through the development of communication material
Of course the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is no longer news anywhere in the world and The Gambia is no exception. For the first few months of its spread in various…
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04 April 2020
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UNFPA Ghana responds to Relief Boxes Challenge launched by the First Lady of Ghana
On 2nd April 2020, H.E. Rebecca Akufo-Addo the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, launched the Relief Boxes Challenge at her office in Accra. The purpose of this challenge was…
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31 March 2020
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Epi-surveillance and contact tracing key to breaking COVID-19 transmission in Liberia
On 16 March 2020, Liberia confirmed the presence of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within its borders. One week later, health authorities declared a public health emergency;…
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27 March 2020
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The Fight Against Corona Virus: An Individual Responsibility
As a personal initiative, Mr. Faisal Bawa, a programme officer with the Gender Unit of the UNFPA office in Ghana, undertook a community outreach at the Ayi Mensah Police Station…
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