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COVID-19 in Eastern and Southern Africa

The latest news and resources from the region, as well as tips to protect you and your family.

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Latest news from across the region

7-month-old Natan Hailay eats a high energy biscuit to boost his nutrition levels.Natan's family are displaced from the Western Zone of Tigray Setit Humara Woreda and currently sheltered at Meserete high school in Mekelle.
News note
Crisis in Tigray enters sixth month

No clear end in sight amid 'severe and ongoing child rights violations'

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An infant receives an injection into the thigh
Article
Getting a jab: routine immunization during COVID-19

Ensuring routine health services, such as immunization, continue during the COVID-19 pandemic

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A health worker team just vaccinated against COVID19. On 31 March, Mali has rolled out her vaccination programme against COVID-19 in Bamako, with the 396,000 doses of the vaccines provided to the country under the COVAX Facility.
Press release
COVAX reaches over 100 economies

42 days after first international delivery

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Water is poured over the hands of a small child who looks up smiling
Article
Fighting the spread of COVID-19, one house at a time

UNICEF Rwanda and its partners stay committed to raising awareness on COVID-19 prevention measures in high-risk districts.

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A woman in protective face mask wraps a newborn baby against her skin
Article
Saving the lives of babies born too early in Ethiopia

In the Assosa, Benishangul-Gumuz region

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Portrait of Guidion Gulamo with other men standing behind him
Article
How men are redefining masculinity in Mozambique

In 2019, more than 16,000 men in Mozambique were sensitized on women’s rights and sexual and gender-based violence under the Spotlight Initiative.

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An adolescent girl in protective face mask works on a machine
Article
Zambian Girls 2030 internships - a personal story

Empowering girls with professional experience

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Statement
Continuing crisis for children in Tigray, Ethiopia

Statement by UNICEF amid reports of atrocities

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Recent reports

A young boy wears a face mask
Report
Sub-Saharan Africa

Growing up in crisis in a world of opportunities

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Midwife Akello Filder gives ARV drugs to a young mother holding a 1-year-old child.
Report
Understanding and Improving Viral Load Suppression

In Children with HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa

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Three young people stand together
Report
An unsettled past, an uncertain future

Pilot Study: Children on the Move using the Southern Route in Eastern and Southern Africa

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Students attending classes
Report
Financing the recovery from COVID-19

Building education back better

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