African countries are off-track in terms of inoculating 10 percent of their population against the virus Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Nine out of ten African countries could miss the target of vaccinating 10 percent of their population against COVID-19 by September, dimming hopes of containing the pandemic in the continent, …
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Africa currently accounts for 1 percent of COVID-19 vaccines administered globally Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The delays in supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa linked to the crisis in India could reignite new waves of infections in the continent, the World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday. Matshidiso Moeti, …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was declared officially over on Monday, just three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu. The virus – an often-fatal illness spread through contact with bodily fluids, kills, on average, …
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Kinshsa, DRC | XINHUA | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday officially declared the end of the 12th Ebola outbreak, which killed six people in its eastern province of North Kivu. Since the outbreak declared on February 7, 2021, a total of 12 cases have been reported, …
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Complacency and disregard for public health measures could trigger a new wave of Covid-19 infections Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Many African countries are at high risk of COVID-19 resurgence amid lax adherence to containment measures combined with low vaccination and testing, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO …
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Delayed measles immunization on the continent could cause a resurgence of the disease Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Several African countries could experience an outbreak of measles amid stalled vaccination against the viral disease linked to COVID-19 disruptions, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday ahead of the African …
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Long-term investments, use of real-time data to inform malaria interventions and youth-led campaigns are key to boosting progress towards disease elimination in Africa Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Countries across the sub-Saharan African region should explore fiscal incentives that can stimulate investments in malaria control programs amid the quest to eradicate …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended Tanzania for reverting to measures meant to contain the spread of Covid-19, Tanzania’s daily The Citizen has reported. The Citizen quoted the WHO regional director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti who at a press briefing on Thursday, stated …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has mobilized financial resources and technical expertise to boost the war against Ebola and COVID-19 in Africa amid threat to the continent’s public health system, an official said on Thursday. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa said that boosting the …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The number of COVID-19 related deaths in Africa has spiked as the continent grapples with local transmission of highly contagious strains of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa said the death toll from the pandemic …
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