The main purpose of the meeting was to share existing knowledge and information on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has had devastating global impacts since its outbreak in December 2019, and agree on how to harmonize and coordinate the preparedness and response to Covid-19 in the SADC region.
The meeting noted that COVID-19 has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization on 30 January 2020, with potential significant impacts. The meeting also received presentation and noted the COVID-19 global situation and measures taken at global level as presented by WHO, and the Government of the People's Republic of China.
Documents
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| MINISTERS_OF_HEALTH_MEDIA_STATEMENT.pdf | 290.7 KB |
| MediaStatement_Ministers_of_Health_-Portuguese.pdf | 195.08 KB |
| MINISTERS_OF_HEALTH_MEDIA_STATEMENT-_French.pdf | 304.58 KB |
| Minister_of_Health-Tanzania.pdf | 160.76 KB |
| Chinese_Ambassador_Speech.pdf | 368.32 KB |
