The Ugandan Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported 201 new confirmed COVID-19 cases raising the total number of cases in the East African country to 4,101. Wednesday’s figures represent a new second-highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases. The previous figure was 176 reported last Thursday. The highest number remains the 318 cases reported last month….
The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) ferried 19,502 people and 421,745 tons of cargo between Kenya’s capital Nairobi and the coastal city of Mombasa in July following the resumption of passenger services after a hiatus occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, new data released on Tuesday showed. The passenger train service resumed operations on July 13 after…
The outbreak of COVID-19 has increased food insecurity in four major states of Nigeria, a report has shown. The National Bureau of Statistics in its latest report on the impact of COVID-19 said food insecurity appears to be prevalent across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the states of Kano, Lagos and Rivers. In Rivers…
Nigerian resident doctors began their second strike of the year over pay and working conditions amid the spread of the new coronavirus, the doctors’ union told Reuters on Tuesday. The strike began on Monday and includes 16,000 resident doctors out of a total of 42,000 doctors in the country, Dr. Aliyu Sokomba, President of the…
Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany conducted their first Video Conference Summit of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative (MFFLI) on 31st August 2020 to define and follow up on different joint programs that aims to advance public healthcare sector capacity and strengthen the response to COVID 19 in their countries. The MFFLI VC Summit 2020 was…
Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Monday the military junta in Mali must work with the Economic Community of West African States to find a solution to the political crisis in the country. Issoufou, the current chairperson of the West African bloc, made the remarks while opening the 57th Ordinary Session of the Authority of…
Uganda’s Ministry of Health dismissed reports by some local media outlets which claimed it admitted to lapses in COVID-19 test results being released by laboratories it has accredited. According to the reports, the ministry said some people claimed to have received two different result slips, one indicating positive and the other negative, yet others claimed…
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa stood at 1,293,048 on Monday as the continent continues to see a rise in infections. Figures from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention showed that the continent had also reported 31,082 deaths. Some countries on the continent have seen a recent decline in new infections…
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany conducted their first Video Conference Summit of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative (MFFLI) on 31st August 2020 to define and follow up on different joint programs that aims to advance public healthcare sector capacity and strengthen the response to COVID 19 in their countries. The MFFLI VC Summit 2020 was hosted by Prof. Dr….
Kenya’s tea exports in the first seven months of the year declined marginally, pulled down by the outbreak of COVID-19, a new report released on Saturday reveals. The report from the Agriculture Food Authority’s Tea Directorate shows that exports stood at 289 million kilos between January and July, a decline from 293 million kilos in…
