Levels of childhood immunisations against dangerous diseases such as measles, tetanus and diphtheria have dropped alarmingly during the COVID-19 pandemic, putting millions of children at risk, United Nations agencies said on Wednesday. “The avoidable suffering and death caused by children missing out on routine immunisations could be far greater than COVID-19 itself,” World Health Organization (WHO) director…
Une chanson pour rendre hommage aux agents de santé qui se sont reconstitués en une armée dans la lutte contre la Covid19. Une armée Blanche qui s’exécute pour le bien être commun. Cette chanson exprimé également l’esprit de solidarité et la vision panafricaniste des chanteurs de plus de 11 pays Africains. Merci à Docteur RASHA…
South Africa’s daily confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 10,000 for days running, indicating the approaching of the infection peak, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday. In the past 24 hours, 11,554 new cases were reported, bringing the total number to 287,796, the minister said in his daily update. The total number of COVID-19 related…
By CGTN Africa Ghana confirmed 470 more infections of the novel coronavirus early Tuesday, bringing its total case count to 24,988, the latest update from the Ghana Health Service said. The number of recovered and discharged cases increased to 21, 067, with 880 more cases discharged from treatment. The death toll from COVID-19 remained at 139…
By CGTN Africa The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in Mozambique’s northern province of Nampula that it is supporting the government in rehabilitating water and sanitation systems as part of the process leading to the classes resuming amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report by Radio Mozambique on Monday, the agency will join education authorities…
Zimbabwe’s Health Services board confirmed that the chief executives and several directors at five state hospitals were dismissed as the government tries to prop up is struggling public health system in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges. The move is an attempt to improve “operational efficiency, effectiveness, accountability”, according to Health Services…
Egypt confirmed on Monday 931 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of cases in the country since mid-February to 83,001, said the health ministry. It is the fifth consecutive day for the country’s daily COVID-19 infections to be below 1,000 since May 28. Meanwhile, 77 patients died from the virus, bringing the death toll…
The African Development Bank AFDB in Nigeria recently met a private sector consortium from China to help attract investment Discussions centered on Chinese direct investments and partnerships with Nigerian agribusinesses as well as ventures with Nigerian state governments and agribusinesses in the development of agro-Industrial parks. The special special agro-Industrial processing zones could radically transform…
By Carol Pearson Women, Children Suffer as Health Care Resources go to Fight COVID US Adds 60,000 More Coronavirus Cases as Surgeon General Urges People to Wear Masks New COVID Cases Complicate US Military Missions in Japan, South Korea WASHINGTON – The coronavirus pandemic has caused more than half a million deaths so far in its sweep around the world. What isn’t…
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, as at end of June 2020 was Africa’s third most impacted country only behind South Africa and Egypt. As Africa’s biggest economy, the federal government has continued to enforce regulations across the board even though most state governments have moved to relax restrictions. The national response is led by the…
