Uganda’s President Museveni tests positive for COVID -health official

Reuters June 8, 2023 NAIROBI, June 7 (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has tested positive for COVID-19, is in good health and will continue his duties, while getting treatment, a senior health ministry official said late on Wednesday. “Today …the President tested positive for COVID-19. This was after developing mild flu-like symptoms. However he…

UNICEF reports over 7 mln malnourished children under 5 in Horn of Africa

Xinhua , Tuesday 23 May 2023 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that children in the Horn of Africa face an unprecedented crisis that includes hunger, displacement, water shortages, and insecurity. Over 7 million children under five continue to suffer from malnutrition, necessitating urgent nutrition aid. According to UNICEF, 1.9 million boys…

Nigerian doctors begin 5-day strike, leaving many without health care

AP , Wednesday 17 May 2023 Doctors in Nigerian public hospitals on Wednesday kicked off a five-day strike to demand better conditions, leading to health care being shut for many patients. The strike by the resident doctors became necessary after the government’s refusal to increase their salaries and pay arrears owed some of their members…

Kenyan parents await malaria vaccine amid slow rollout

By Rédaction Africanews and AP n Kenya’s western city of Kisumu, Malaria is endemic. Parents queue to have their children jabbed. They will receive the RTS,S vaccine which acts against Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite globally and the most prevalent in Africa. That vaccine, sold by GlaxoSmithKline as Mosquirix, is about 30% effective. Despite medical trials…