The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in northern Ethiopia is worsening with up to seven million people in urgent need of food aid. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is himself Tigrayan, said the Tigray region had …
Read More »Good news as the world now has a vaccine against malaria
The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400,000 people a year, mostly African children. The move follows a review of a pilot program rolled out since 2019 in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi in which more than …
Read More »Mozambique launches rabies vaccination after 15 deaths
After the death of 15 people from rabies in central Mozambique, authorities have decided to kick off a vaccination campaign against the disease. Women and children are said to be the most affected by the disease since the start of the year. Officials have urged residents to vaccinate their dogs …
Read More »WHO says horrified by sexual abuse of its staff in DRC and apologizes
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is horrified by the findings of an inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse by staff working in the Democratic Republic of Congo during an Ebola outbreak, BBC News reports. The allegations came to light a year ago following an investigation by the New …
Read More »Guinea: health officials say Marburg epidemic is now over
Health authorities in Guinea have announced that the Marburg outbreak which has been declared since the beginning of August is now over. Guinea is the first to detect a case of the Marburg virus in West Africa. It is about a highly infectious disease in the same family as the …
Read More »DR Congo: at least 120 died from meningitis outbreak
An outbreak of meningitis has been declared in the north-eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. So far, more than 120 people have died from the disease. The first cases in the DR Congo were reported in July. More than 100 people are receiving treatment at home and in …
Read More »Zimbabwe: civil workers ordered to get vaccinated or quit
Government in Zimbabwe has ordered all civil workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus pandemic. It said those who will not get jabbed should resign. According to the government, this measure aims to curb the spread of the new Delta variant. In an interview with a local radio station, Justice …
Read More »Uganda to receive 647,000 doses of Moderna Covid doses on Monday
Government in Uganda will receive up to 647,000 doses of the American-made Moderna Covid-19 vaccines on Monday. It has been confirmed by the government chief adviser on vaccine access, Prof David Sserwadda. The vaccine doses that have been donated by the US government are expected to arrive at 6pm. “Logistics …
Read More »“There is no evidence of ebola’s presence in Ivory coast”, WHO says
After new analyzes by the Institut Pasteur in Lyon (France) on the samples taken from a young Guinean presented by the Ivorian authorities as infected, the World Health Organization (WHO), announced on Tuesday that there is “no proof” of the presence of the Ebola virus in the country. The World …
Read More »South Africa: researchers detect the presence of a new Covid variant
Researchers in South Africa have detected a new variant of the coronavirus. The C.1.2 strain which has multiple mutations, has not yet been labelled as a variant of concern. Cases of the variant have been recorded in all provinces in South Africa and seven countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and …
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