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Africa News for Saturday, October 31, 2020
Source: GNA
2020-10-31
File Photo: World Health Organization
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa, says that technological innovations in health care in COVID-19 have played a key role in containing the spread of the pandemic on the continent.
He said that various innovations in the production of local personal protective equipment had helped stem the tide of the virus.
The WHO Director for Africa made the remarks at a virtual press conference on technological innovations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The briefing was part of the Organization’s regular engagements with the media on the status of the pandemic.
Dr Moeti said there was a need for governments to support various innovations.
He said those supports would not only help fight the pandemic, but would boost the local economy.
Dr. Moeti urged governments to strengthen preventive measures as countries open activities.
“So far, most of the countries of the continent have opened various activities such as campaigns, reopening of schools, among others, however, the cases are also marching. We need to strengthen the measures that correspond to the opening of the economy, ”he said.
Dr. Moeti said that people must be well informed and up-to-date with the measures to respond to the virus, and said: “We have to keep learning, train health professionals to modify their daily management.”
He called on Africans to be vigilant about the spread of the virus, saying that it is still spreading on the continent, albeit at a slower rate compared to the Western world.
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