Africa recorded a 43 per cent week-on-week rise in COVID-19 mortality, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr…
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Tanzania’s government has granted Embassies and international organisations in Tanzania access to import COVID-19 vaccines. Tanzania, much behind in its response to the pandemic due to…
Unlike its refund from AstraZeneca after rejecting vaccines from the company despite initial down-payments, the South African government has revealed that its procurement of Johnson &…
Kenya’s drug authority says no death has been reported in Kenya from people who have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board’s…
South Africa’s health regulator has approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in its charge against the disease. J&J vaccines have been undergoing test trials in eight…
As Nigeria’s resident doctors commenced an indefinite strike on Thursday over unpaid salaries, the man voted to be responsible for their welfare, sought medical services overseas,…
Rwanda on Sunday announced it has discovered South African and UK strains of COVID-19 in the country. Minister of Health, Daniel Ngamije announced in a televised…
Nine countries have temporarily halted the use of AstraZeneca vaccines after claims of thrombosis (blood clot) by people who have been vaccinated with the vaccine. The…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has asked for more donations to improve its reach in the distribution of COVAX COVID-19 vaccines. Executive Director of the…
Not less than thirty African countries will be helped by the World Bank through emergency funding for the procurement of vaccines. Many African countries are yet…