Uganda: AfDB Pledges More Health Support

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Uganda: AfDB Pledges More Health Support

[Observer] The African Development Bank has pledged to support Africa's health systems, some of which are being overrun by the coronavirus pandemic, as a way of safeguarding some of the economic gains that the continent has achived over the years.

Source: allAfrica.com

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