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ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 7,721,121, as of yesterday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said.Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union, sa…
Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Pass 7.72 Million: Africa CDC Read MoreParticipants of a G20 Compact with Africa meeting this week assessed Africa’s progress in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. “We are meeting at a pivotal time in the relationship between Africa and the rest of the world,” said Italian prime minister Mario…
G20 Compact with Africa reaffirms commitment to securing Africa’s recovery from Covid-19 pandemic through private sector development and vaccine manufacturing Read MoreWASHINGTON, Aug 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is shipping more than two million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Algeria, Ghana and Yemen, the White House said, boosting efforts to combat a third wave of the pandemic across Africa.The shipments, w…
Covid-19: US ships more than 2 million more vaccines to Africa Read MoreThree years ago, nearly every country in Africa agreed to be part of a continental free trade area intended to lower tariffs and boost economies. But the agreement has yet to be fully implemented because of restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pand…
COVID Pandemic Dampens Africa’s Economic Growth Read MoreBrazzaville – Governments from the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region have committed to ending all remaining forms of polio and presented a scorecard to track progress towards the eradication of the virus. The commitments came at a dedicate…
African countries commit to ending all forms of polio at regional meeting Read MoreA World Health Organization official said Thursday that the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continent appeared to be stabilizing, but numbers of infections are still very high, with almost 248,000 new cases reported in the past week alone. D…
WHO Says COVID-19 Wave ‘Stabilizing’ in Africa Read MoreA shortage of Covid-19 vaccines and vaccine resistance is threatening to collapse Somalia’s fragile healthcare system. Less than 1% of Somalians have been vaccinated but lessons can and should be learned from the polio eradication campaign, says Dr. Ab…
Mass vaccinations in Somalia should be steered by success of polio eradication campaign – Dr. Abdi Tari Ali Read MoreAddis Ababa, 25 August 2021 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) today launched a new collaboration to strengthen community resilience and r…
Africa CDC and IFRC ramp up COVID-19 response in Africa Read MoreThe primordial days of the COVID-19 outbreak led to a rapid surge in demand — and subsequent shortage — of many consumables, from household goods and protective equipment to the ingredients and substances needed to test for the virus. As the world grap…
Study Proves Effectiveness of Alternative Test Kits for COVID-19 Read MoreThe city of Orlando, Florida has asked its residents to cut back on its use of water for several weeks because of a shortage of liquid oxygen, which is used …
Liquid Oxygen Needed for COVID-19 Patients, Not Carsa Read MoreThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration reportedly intends to grant full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. The New York Times said the agency had planned to complete the …
Report: Final Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine in US Set for Monday Read MoreWorld Health Organization officials warn that decisions by rich countries to provide COVID-19 booster shots to their vaccinated populations will set back efforts to contain the spread of this deadly disease in Africa.The United States, France, and Ger…
Booster Shots in Rich Countries Threaten COVID Containment in Africa Read More