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COVID-19 in Africa: insights from our 7 May WHO media briefing

Published May 07, 2020
Customers sit on chairs at Maponya Mall as South Africa starts to relax some aspects of a stringent nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC2FIG9SXUCX
Customers sit on chairs at Maponya Mall as South Africa starts to relax some aspects of a stringent nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 5, 2020.Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC2FIG9SXUCX

This week’s WHO briefing will take place at 13:00 Geneva time with the below speakers.

Speakers:

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa

Stephen Karingi, Director of Regional trade and integration, UN ECA

Dr Amit Thakker, Executive Chairman of Africa Health Business and President of the Africa Healthcare Federation

Joined by:

Dr Michel Yao, World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Operations Programme Manager in the Brazzaville studio

Moderated by:

Adrian Monck, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

You can find all past briefings here.

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