The federal government has received four million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States (US) government. The vaccines were received by officials of the United Nations (UN) on behalf of the Nigeria government at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, yesterday. It was the second batch of vaccines to arrive in the […]
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Kenya is grappling with the COVID-19 Delta variant, which recently resulted in the western part of the country being put into lockdown. It now threatens the capital, Nairobi. A modelling forecast from the Kenya Medical Research Institute in June 2021 warned of an imminent fourth wave with attendant risks of health service demand exceeding capacity. […]
The association also decried the undue hardship its members on GIFMIS platform are facing due to the delays in payment of their salaries ranging from three to seven months. Amidst the imminent third wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the recent outbreak of cholera in more than 13 states of the federation, Nigerian doctors have […]
The report said conflict and economic shocks related to COVID-19 will drive acute food insecurity COVID-19, conflict and the climate crises are expected to drive higher levels of acute food insecurity in 23 hunger hotspots over the next four months, a report has said. This is contained in a joint report by the Food and […]
With rising cases of the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Nigeria, there is heightened concern about how well the country is prepared to deal with them. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asked public health expert Doyin Odubanjo what Nigeria should do. What makes the Delta variant different from other COVID-19 variants? The variant […]
The Health Ministry said 47 new coronavirus cases were detected on Saturday, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 284,262. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said six patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll […]
Nigeria is currently experiencing a spike in infections attributed to the highly transmissible Delta variant discovered in the country a few weeks ago. Nigeria on Saturday recorded 497 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases as new infections continue to increase amid fears that the third wave of the pandemic has already hit the country. The new figure […]
There is a COVID-19 infections surge in Nigeria after the country recorded more than 500 COVID-19 cases in daily figures for the third time on Friday. The government is struggling to deal with a new and more infectious variant of the virus, the Delta Variant. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said figures on […]
The Ugandan government on Friday partially relaxed the Covid-19 restrictions it imposed on June 18, citing a “consistent reduction” in the rate of infection. President Yoweri Museveni told the country on Friday night there had been a positive outcome from the tight restrictions that included a ban on inter-district travel across the country. It means […]
Abuja — A new survey on public awareness of long COVID by ‘Resolve to Save Lives” showed that among the 40% of Americans who were not vaccinated, seeing testimonials of those who suffer from long COVID inspired nearly two-thirds to consider the vaccine. A representative sample of nearly 2,000 Americans 18 and older took the […]
The Health Ministry said Friday 30/01/2021 that 45 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 284,215. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said four patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death […]
Washington, DC — African deaths from Covid19 have increased 80 percent in four weeks, driven by the Delta variant, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced today from Geneva. “All regions are at risk,” he said, “but none more so than Africa…Many African countries have prepared well to roll out vaccines, but the vaccines […]
Brazzaville — Around 7.7 million African children missed out on vital first doses of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis, Measles and Polio vaccines in 2020. The nearly 10% rise in missed vaccinations on the previous year in Africa was driven by disruptions to health services by the COVID-19 pandemic, new data by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and […]
Geneva — In Africa, deaths have increased by 80% over the same period. Much of this increase is being driven by the highly-transmissible Delta variant, which has now been detected in at least 132 countries. WHO is supporting countries with supplies of oxygen, with guidance to help countries better detect variants, and we continue […]
Guo Shaochun — As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, tracing the origin of the virus is important for preventing possible risks in the future. Study of origins is a matter of science, which should be jointly conducted by scientists all over the world. However, some countries with ulterior motives are trying to […]
Geneva — MPP, WHO, AFRIGEN, BIOVAC, SAMRC, and Africa CDC sign a letter of intent towards establishing the tech transfer hub in South Africa The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), Afrigen Biologics (PTY) Limited, the Biologicals and Vaccines Institute of Southern Africa (Biovac), the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) […]
The Uganda national examination board says they registered low candidature of candidates who sat for the 2020 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) due to various reasons, top among which include Coronavirus induced lockdown where schools were closed. Speaking at the release of the UCE results, Dr Kendrice Turyagenda, the director Education standards in the ministry […]
Maputo — The Mozambican health authorities on Thursday reported 1,774 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 21 deaths. According to a Ministry of Health press release, the latest victims were 17 men and four women, all of them Mozambican citizens, and aged between 24 and 94. 10 of them died in Maputo, five […]