Coronavirus in Africa

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Local health services wear protective coveralls and face masks prepare to disinfect a health center to stop the spread of coronavirus in Dakar, Senegal, April 1, 2020. REUTERS / Zohra Bensemra

By: Caroline Paré Follow

Each week, we now devote a special program to the response to Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Raising awareness of the populations, strategies put in place to curb the spread of the pandemic, cooperation and mobilization of international health authorities… We also give a lot of space to answers to listeners' questions.

Awareness, prevention, management of suspected and proven cases of Covid-19… How are African countries coping with the epidemic?

  • Dr Wenceslas Yaba , general coordinator of the Gabonese Samu Social. Clinical epidemiologist, expert in public health and organization of health systems.
  • Dr Sabin Nsanzimana , Director General of Rwanda Biomedical Center
  • Dr Abdoulaye Bousso , director of the health emergency operations center at the Ministry of Health and Social Action in Dakar, Senegal

At the end of the show, we find the anti-sedentary physical activity session with Dr Jean-Marc Sène , sports doctor and doctor of the French judo team.

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  • Africa
  • Coronavirus
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