FORMER health minister and current Malaria Elimination 8 ambassador Richard Kamwi says the green light from the World Health Organisation for the first malaria vaccine to be rolled out in countries battling the disease is ‘a game-changer.’ The vaccine called RTS,S or Mosquirix was proven effective six years ago and has been successfully piloted in […]
It is a well-known fact that the prevalence of HIV in South Africa is among the highest in the world. A lesser-known fact is that people living with HIV can be charged with attempted murder for exposing others to or spreading HIV, despite the fact that living with HIV is no longer a ‘death sentence’ […]
As part of the #CancelCoal campaign demanding that government bins its plans for new coal-fired power plants, the Centre for Environmental Rights commissioned a report on the psychological and mental health consequences of climate change in South Africa. The report’s findings are clear and sobering – the impacts of climate change are stressful and traumatic […]
Khartoum — On Wednesday, the Sudanese Ministry of Health received the first shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. More than 280 active coronavirus cases were recorded in the country yesterday. The Health Ministry plans to vaccinate at least 20 per cent of the population in the near future. The delivery of the shipment was attended by […]
The Department of Health launches proof of vaccination passport for South African travellers, regarded as the first phase in developing a secure digital vaccine certificate for all South Africans. The Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla announced on Friday morning that the digital vaccine passport, officially launched this morning, will be accepted by the United […]
The United Kingdom will remove Zimbabwe from the Covid-19 red list on Monday, in a development that will make it easy to travel between the two countries. Crucially, the tourism sector is expected to benefit from the development while Warriors players based in the United Kingdom will now be able to turn for the Zimbabwe […]
Mthabisi Tshuma — Bulawayo Bureau FAST food concern, Hotplate Grillhouse, has injected close to US$500 000 into an expansion drive that will see the business opening outlets across the Sadc region. The fast foods chain targets to open an outlet in Lesotho, and three locally in Victoria Falls, Kadoma and Harare by December this year. […]
ZIMBABWE is among 47 countries that will be removed from the United Kingdom’s travel red list next Monday, British authorities have said. This was announced by the UK’s transport secretary, Grant Shapps. The red list requires travellers to quarantine in an approved hotel at their cost for 10 full days. Only seven countries will remain […]
As of October 8, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,373,344 while over 94,073,848 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 213,212 and 7,674,274 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases 2,909,757 and 88,104 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco ( 937,631 ), […]
HIGH Court Judge Justice Owen Tagu has ruled he cannot overturn measures put by the Cabinet in curbing the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus. His ruling follows an application by the Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) challenging public transporters, the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (ZUPCO)’s monopoly in the transport business. PAZ argued the imposition […]
HIGH Court judge, Justice Pisirayi Kwenda Thursday quashed all three corruption charges levelled against former Health minister Obadiah Moyo after ruling the offences were defective. Moyo has been on remand since his surprise arrest in June last year. He was facing corruption charges after he illegally approved tenders worth US$60 million in the procurement of […]
FORMER Health Minister Obadiah Moyo yesterday walked out of the High Court a free man after being discharged from prosecution on corruption charges for illegally awarding a multi-million-dollar contract for Covid-19 medical supplies to Drax International without going through a competitive tender process. He was facing charges of criminal abuse of office over the awarding […]
KAGERA Regional Commissioner (RC) Major Gen Charles Mbuge has appealed to the residents to regularly drink milk as well as breastfeeding mothers to breastfeed their babies constantly to improve their health. “People should change their attitude and drink more milk and also put more focus on breestfeed the babies. Those aged five years and below […]
The continent’s brightest science students are engaging far more with their African alma-maters, bolstering the quality of academic literature as the Covid-19 pandemic creates new demand for high-end medical research and raising the possibility of a “brain gain” as top students return to the continent. The Africa Risk-Reward Index 2021, shows the continent is experiencing […]
The data also indicates that while 194,796 have been discharged, 9,629 are still down with the disease nationwide. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said 19 more people have died from the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, bringing the country’s fatality toll to 2,742. Data from the disease centre shows that additional 290 new […]
The world’s first mass vaccination program against malaria, announced this week, is set to prevent millions of children from catching malaria and thousands dying from this debilitating disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (Mosquirix) vaccine in young children who are most at risk of malaria in Africa. Malaria […]
The authorities must do more for the country’s hungry and ill-fed children Going by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) projection, at least 1.15 million Nigerian children between one and five years may suffer from acute malnutrition this year in the Northeast alone, with more than half of them expected to be severely malnourished. Over […]
From 11 October, the red list will reduce to 7 countries and proof of vaccination will be recognised from 37 new countries and territories. red list reduced to 7 destinations (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela) with 47 countries and territories removed from 4am Monday 11 October government extends inbound vaccinated arrivals […]