Kaduna State Government has promised to clamp down on unregistered private Schools of Nursing that are being operated by unauthorized bodies and individuals, to safeguard the citizens from quack health personnel. The Commissioner of Health, Dr Amina Mohammed Baloni who disclosed this, noted that such unregistered schools lack the requisite equipment and staff as well […]
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The country’s fatality toll from the disease now stands at 2,747. Nigeria has recorded two additional fatalities from the COVID-19 pandemic with 78 fresh cases reported across 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in an update shared on its Facebook page late Friday night, said the […]
The medical director, State House Clinic, Dr Munir Yakasai, has announced that a molecular laboratory for coronavirus test at the clinic will be activated by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) before the end of the month. He disclosed this at a send-off dinner in honour of the retired immediate past Head of Nursing […]
The World Health Organization has said the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, marking a major step forward in the fight against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually. On Wedensday, the WHO recommended that the Mosquirix (RTS,S) vaccine developed by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline be rolled-out […]
Gulu, Uganda — Margaret was engulfed by depression and overwhelmed by stigma. With little motivation for life as she struggled to adjust to living with HIV while pregnant, she contemplated death. “I could lock myself in the house every day. I wanted to kill my child and kill myself because I thought I was no […]
Brazzaville/Nairobi/Dakar — At least one in seven children in sub-Saharan Africa experiences significant psychological hardship. As the world marks World Mental Health Day, UNICEF and WHO shine a light on the need for increased investment and access to mental health prevention and response services on the continent. Children and adolescents are always at risk of […]
In Nigeria, the pandemic has made more complicated what many experts described as consistent neglect of mental health by successive administrations in the country. Like never before, mental health management became more critical globally within the last one year due largely to the coronavirus pandemic which negatively impacted the world’s socio-economic and governance order. But […]
The head of the largest and powerful humanitarian organisation, the United Nations (UN) António Guterres has endorsed Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera’s remarks in calling on all wealthy and powerful nations around the globe to share their resources with the poor countries and improve on access to Covid-19 vaccines for poor countries around the world. President […]
The Malawi government has announced that following a sharp decrease in Covid-19 cases, it has softened some restrictions imposed to deter widespread infections. Addressing journalists in Lilongwe on Friday, October 8, 2021, Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda said that having moved to level 1 of the pandemic, as measured by the steadily declining Covid-19 cases […]
One of the leading organisations in Malawi, World Vision International, has hailed the endorsement of Southern of the world’s first malaria vaccine in Africa, calling it a “historic breakthrough.” World Vision Southern Africa leader recognising, Mark Kelly says recognising the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine (also known as Mosquirix) is a historic milestone for the most vulnerable children […]
On a rainy Monday morning, 58-year-old Annet Nalubwama stood in a long queue at the Mukono district grounds waiting to take her first Covid-19 jab. By 8am, the time the vaccination exercise was to start, hundreds of people had filled up the grounds during a morning drizzle after government announced it was rolling out a […]
The tourism sector is optimistic of a quick turnaround following the United Kingdom’s decision to remove Zimbabwe from the Covid-19 travel red list. Along with 46 other countries, Zimbabwe is set to be removed from the travel red list on Monday after the UK noted a dramatic fall in new Covid-19 infections, together with a […]
The Governor of the Bank of Namibia, Johannes ! Gawaxab is confident that Namibia can rebound from the economic scarring accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic. He said this during a public lecture hosted at the University of Namibia campus in Keetmanshoop on 07 October, titled: ‘How Namibia Stacks Up amid the Impact of COVID-19’. !Gawaxab […]
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Zimbabwe: MPs in Empowerment Drive
Zanu PF Members of Parliament in Mazowe district have availed various projects to support women and small to medium enterprises to assist them through their recovery from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 3 000 women recently received road runner chicks for free to bolster poultry projects with Mazowe North Legislator Cde Campion […]
Members of the Namibian Defence Force are threatening to take the government and the defence ministry to court over mandatory Covid-19 vaccination imposed on them. The soldiers have started an online petition that will be handed over to president Hage Geingob next week. In the petition, they are demanding an immediate stop to the mandatory […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has through UNICEF committed US$6 million towards the ongoing COVID-19 response, specifically infection prevention and control measures including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), health, and child protection interventions in Zimbabwe. In a statement, USAID Zimbabwe Mission Director, Art Brown said the funding will reduce the risk of […]
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Namibia: Preparing for the Fourth Wave
A SURVEY conducted by the Namibia Private Practitioners Forum has shown that a lack of planning and several challenges around the provision of quality healthcare contributed to the high number of Covid-19 deaths in Namibia during its third wave of infection. This is based on private healthcare providers’ experience. The country was not ready for […]
Tanzania has received the second consignment of over half million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China ahead of the planned second phase mass rollout. The 576,558 Sinopharm vaccine doses were received earlier on Friday by the Minister of Health Community Development Gender Elderly Children, Dr Dorothy Gwajima. According to the Government Chief Spokesperson, Gerson Msigwa, […]