Tunisia: Covid-19 - Caseload Hits 1 Million in Tunisia
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 9 COVID-19 deaths and 1,077 infections were logged on March 1 from 5,201 tests (20.71% positivity rate), taking the caseload to 1,000,518 and death toll to 27,857, the Health Ministry said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Coronavirus - 16 More People Test Positive in Bizerte
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The governorate of Bizerte recorded 16 more COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours. This brings overall infection cases in the region to 42,992, since the spread of the pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Ben Arous-Covid-19 - 51 More Cases of Infection and 103 Patients Recovered
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 51 additional cases of infection by the Coronavirus have been recorded in the governorate of Ben Arous, following the publication of 248 laboratory tests results, i.e. a positivity rate of 20.56%, which brings to 4,848 the number of positive cases in the region since the spread of the epidemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 - Tunisia Logs 3 Deaths and 1,211 Infections On Feb.28
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Three COVID-19 deaths and 1,211 infections were logged on February 28 from 6,637 tests (18.25% positivity rate), taking the caseload to 999,441 and death toll to 27,824, the Health Ministry said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 - Health Situation Improves in Zaghouan
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- An improvement in the health situation in Zaghouan has been seen, as the number of active virus-carriers in the region currently stands at only 71 against 146 last February, the local health directorate said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Coronavirus - 51 People Test Positive in Sidi Bouzid
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 51 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected during the last 24 hours in the governorate of Sidi Bouzid. This brings to 39,033 the number of COVID-19 cases in the region since the pandemic spread. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Health Minister Holds Working Session With IOM Chief of Mission
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Health Minister Ali Mrabet, on Tuesday, held a working session with Chief of Mission of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Tunisia Azouz Smiri and the accompanying delegation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Beja Logs 45 More Coronavirus Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Forty-five people tested positive for the coronavirus in Beja during the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 25,546 cases, out of 66,407 tests carried out since the spread of the pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 - Nabeul Reports Three Deaths and 125 More Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Local Health Directorate in Nabeul reported three more deaths of COVID-19 in the region, bringing the toll to 1,615 since the spread of the pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 - Only 1,813 People Jabbed On Feb.28 Out of 102,210 Text Message Invites
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Only 1,813 people got COVID-19 jabs on February 28, out of 102,210 text message invites, the Health Ministry said on Monday evening. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 1, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 - Tunisia Logs 4 Deaths and 476 Infections On Feb.27
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Four COVID-19 deaths and 476 infections were logged on February 27 from 2,797 tests (17.02% positivity rate), taking the caseload to 998,230 and death toll to 27,784, the Health Ministry said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 1, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 - Mahdia Reports 38 More Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The governorate of Mahdia reported 38 more COVID-19 infections against 86 recoveries from 223 tests, bringing the caseload to 35,110 including 33,490 recoveries and 887 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 1, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Gender Lens Crucial to Leaving No One Behind (Part 1)
Getting back on track post-COVID-19 is crucial says Regional Director of UNFPA ASRO, Dr Luay Shabaneh. The UNFPA runs several programmes for women and girls, here girls listen to a youth educator network Y-PEER presentation on the harms of female genital mutilation at their school in Garowe, Puntland. Credit: UNFPA Somalia/Tobin JonesBy IPS CorrespondentJohannesburg , Feb 27 2022 (IPS) Parliamentarians’ leadership in a post-COVID-19 recovery is crucial to achieving the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) agenda. The involvement of lawmakers in ensuring a more equal, just, and sustainable soc...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: IPS Correspondent Tags: COVID-19 Development & Aid Health Humanitarian Emergencies Population Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) IPS UN Bureau Parliamentarians working to meet SDG's UNF Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 - Tunisia Logs 13 Deaths and 2,091 Infections On Feb.22
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 13 COVID-19 deaths and 2,091 infections were logged on February 22 from 9,309 tests (22.46% positivity rate), taking the caseload to 992,574 and death toll to 27,640, the Health Ministry said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 24, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Africa: WHO Reveals Countries to Produce First Covid-Busting mRNA Vaccines in Africa
[UN News] Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will be the first countries on the African continent to receive the technology needed to produce game-changing mRNA vaccines, which have proved crucial to the fight against COVID-19, the head of the UN health agency said on Friday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 21, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news