Protracted and messy wars in Africa and other countries mean more than 600 million women and children worldwide cannot receive essential healthcare, according to estimates published…
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Zambia’s ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union (AU), Emmanuel Mwamba, on Sunday said the AU has allocated 8.7 million doses of COVID-19…
Two ministers serving in the Zimbabwean government died of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) within a matter of days, prompting the country to announce on Saturday plans to…
Nigeria’s health agency on Friday night announced 1,483 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 118,138. The Nigeria…
The Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ), on Friday, warned against the illegal practice of one Jacqueline Carey Stone, who was allegedly treating COVID-19…
Following its decision to lockdown Kigali, its capital, the Rwanda authorities have begun the distribution of COVID-19 palliatives to vulnerable families in affected by the restriction.…
The Malian government plans to buy over 8.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, the country’s council of ministers has said. The council said it expects to…
Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care on Friday announced 639 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing total confirmed infections to 30,047. The ministry said 38 deaths…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the South African variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been detected in four other African countries. WHO’s Regional Director for…
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported the country’s single-day highest number of COVID-19 infections. On Thursday, the NCDC reported 1,964 new infections in the…