{"id":52190,"date":"2020-08-18T21:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/congo\/who-africa-online-press-briefing-on-covid-19-in-africa-2\/"},"modified":"2020-08-18T21:00:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T19:00:07","slug":"who-africa-online-press-briefing-on-covid-19-in-africa-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/congo\/who-africa-online-press-briefing-on-covid-19-in-africa-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO Africa Online Press Briefing on COVID-19 in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/a473d9111834ab2.jpeg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/a473d9111834ab2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please join an online media briefing with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa (www.AfRO.who.int), Dr. Matshidiso Moeti and UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Mohamed Malick Fall.\u00a0The briefing is on-the-record and it is an opportunity for you to ask questions about the COVID-19 in Africa. The media briefing is facilitated by APO Group.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Matshidiso Moeti<\/strong>, WHO Regional Director for Africa<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mohamed Malick Fall, <\/strong>UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>Thursday 20 August<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time: <\/strong>11:00\u201312:00 Brazzaville\/Niamey GMT +1 (13:00-14:00 Nairobi Time)<\/p>\n<p>Moderated by: Tsepiso Makwetla, Journalist<\/p>\n<p>Dr Moeti will be joined by Dr Nsenga Ngoy in the Brazzaville studio<\/p>\n<p><strong>To attend, please register at<\/strong>: https:\/\/APO-opa.com\/who<\/p>\n<p>Interpretation will be provided in <strong>French<\/strong>. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to access the event.<\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>send questions in advance<\/strong> in English or French. Please email Collins Boakye-Agyemang: boakyeagyemangc@who.int, and Danielle Siemeni: ngom@who.int\u00a0with your full name, your country and your media organization. Anonymous questions will not be accepted.<\/p>\n<p>You can also <strong>ask questions live<\/strong> during the briefing using the Q&#038;A function in Zoom. Please specify your full name, your country and the media organization you work for.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of WHO Regional Office for Africa.<\/i><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/who-africa.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/who-africa-online--press-briefing-on-covid19-in-africa?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 Central Africa <a title=\"Republic of Congo\" href=\"http:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/central-africa\/congo\/\">Congo<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo Please join an online media briefing with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa (www.AfRO.who.int), Dr. Matshidiso Moeti and UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Mohamed Malick Fall.\u00a0The briefing is on-the-record and it is an opportunity for you to ask questions about the COVID-19 in Africa. 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