The federal government has said that global COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for the spike in aviation airfare. The Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. On bailout to Nigerian airlines, Nuhu said it […]
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Namibia Prepares for Covid Vaccine
Ministry of health and social Services Kalumbi Shangula has established a technical team to implement the requirements for the storage, transport and distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine. “Once these (requirements) become known, the ministry will put them in place. Namibia has been following closely the development of vaccines in the world. The health ministry established […]
Kenya will need at least Sh30 billion to vaccinate 60 per cent of its population, the proportion estimated to ensure proper immunity against Covid-19. Amref chief executive Githinji Gitahi yesterday said an average dose of a vaccine, on the lowest cadre would roughly go for Sh500. For proper immunity, the population will need to take […]
Nine out of ten people in Swaziland (eSwatini) will not be able to get a coronavirus vaccine in 2021, according to a new report. This is because the kingdom is poor and richer nations have made deals with manufacturers and will get vaccines ahead of others. The People’s Vaccine Alliance, a coalition of global and […]
Senior medics claim there has been a lack of support from the government given to GPs who have registered to administer the jabs. The warning came after the UK became the first country to deliver the Pfizer vaccine to patients, with a select group of hospitals vaccinating healthcare staff and patients across the country from […]
Xinhua — African countries will have access to the COVID-19 vaccines from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021, said a special envoy of the African Union (AU) on Wednesday. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the AU special envoy on mobilizing international economic support for the continent’s fight against COVID-19, gave the assurance after a […]
The 18th edition of the National Dialogue Council (NDC), commonly known as Umushyikirano, that is slated for next week in Kigali, will among others provide an opportunity for Rwandans to articulate on the critical strategies needed for the country’s Covid-19 recovery. This is according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), which confirmed […]
Abuja — The federal government has asked COVID-19 treatment centres across the country to prepare for reopening. Some of the centres were shut after the country recorded a decline in cases. However, there has been a surge in COVID-19 cases, with a warning that there might be a second wave of the pandemic in the […]
The Chair of the board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has assured that Nigeria and other African countries will have access to COVID-19 vaccines from the end of January 2021. This is as the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday said Africa would need at least $9bn to procure and distribute 1.4 billion doses […]
The health impact of the pandemic is still playing out in southern Africa, but the severity of economic disruption is clear with recession in most countries. Africa is experiencing its first continent-wide recession in 25 years due to the impact of the COVID-19, but many southern African states were already in economic distress prior to […]
Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, is seen in video clip that went viral on social media harassing a police officer on duty in Jinja District. The National Unity Platform candidate who was campaigning in Jinja recently had not put on a facemask when he lost his cool and forcefully removed a facemask from […]
Local civic society organisations have raised alarm over high incidences of human rights violations during the COVID-19 pandemic induced lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the virus. In various statements issued today in commemoration of the International Human Rights Day, civil society groups raised alarm over human rights violations perpetrated by state institutions under […]
A source at Mulago National Referral Hospital has revealed that the facility is facing a crisis of oxygen supply for patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The Covid-19 pandemic has escalated the oxygen shortage in the country with numbers of infections rising and patients admitted to ICU overwhelming the health facilities. The government and health […]
The delivery of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available in South Africa will be a complex and costly logistical exercise. Vials with vaccine are of no use unless they are administered to people using injection devices such as syringes and needles. Acquiring enough of these devices is part of crucial logistical […]
Africa’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will depend on the continent’s ability to mobilize resources, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said on Wednesday. Adesina was speaking during Nobel Week Dialogue, a prelude to the main event where prizes are awarded to global leaders in literature, peace, economics and other fields. The theme of the […]
Africa is better equipped to deal with a potential second wave of COVID-19, leveraging on measures adopted in tackling the pandemic’s initial adverse health effects, experts affirmed during a special session on the second day of the 2020 Africa Economic Conference. “The continent is much more prepared to deal with the second wave than we […]
Addis Ababa — Africa is better prepared to deal with a second wave of COVID-19 after stakeholders put measures in place to counter the initial pandemic’s adverse health effects. This is according to a panel of experts who took part in a special event on the second day of the 2020 virtual Africa Economic Conference, […]
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced it will commit an additional $250 million to support the research, development, and equitable delivery of lifesaving tools in the global effort against COVID-19. Marking the end of a year focused on the scientific breakthroughs needed to end the pandemic, the foundation calls for global commitments to […]