Government in Egypt has announced that it will bar unvaccinated public service workers from entering its buildings from mid next month. A cabinet notice on Sunday said workers would have to be vaccinated or take a weekly Covid test to be allowed into government buildings from 15 November. Egypt has …
Read More »Zimbabwe: unvaccinated civil servants barred from work
Government in Zimbabwe, in a circular, announced that it will bar unvaccinated civil workers from reporting for duty from Monday as part of efforts to fight COVID-19. The Zimbabwean government on Thursday said civilian workers should be fully immunized before returning to work on Monday. “Please note that members who …
Read More »Uganda: compulsory vaccination for vaccine distributor staff
The Ugandan government agency in charge of distributing Covid-19 vaccines to government health facilities has told all staff and visitors to present proof they’re fully vaccinated. In a statement, the National Medical Stores said anyone who is not fully vaccinated must show a negative PCR test, taken within the past …
Read More »Mozambique: civil society groups decry maternal health negligence
Some 40 civil society groups in Mozambique have written a letter in which they denounce the mistreatment of pregnant women in health facilities. The groups rallied and demanded action against doctors whose work they say has resulted in maternal and child deaths. In a letter to the health minister, the …
Read More »South Sudan: hundreds of schoolchildren hospitalized after deworming exercise
Nearly 120 school pupils in South Sudan have been hospitalised after a deworming exercise by public health officials led to them falling ill, local media reported. Local media reported that the children were allegedly given expired tablets or an overdose, but this was denied by the health ministry. “Preliminary findings …
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