Zimbabwe’s largest referral hospital on Tuesday said that it will suspend patient visits starting from Wednesday amid surging COVID-19 cases. To ensure continued patient support from relatives, only the recorded next of kin will be allowed in the day spaces of wards for updates on the patient’s progress and any other requirements, Parirenyatwa Group of…
Uganda has applied through the Global Alliances for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) to secure the COVID-19 vaccine from drugmaker AstraZeneca amid surging cases in the country, the ministry of health said Tuesday. Henry Mwebesa, director-general of health services, said in a statement that the application process is in the advanced stage and the public would…
As local production caught up, South African manufacturers exported hand sanitizers worth R1.66 billion (0.11 billion U.S. dollars) to 30 African countries in June-November, said a top trade official on Monday. Destinations of the sanitizers included Nigeria, Kenya, Mozambique and Ghana, Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel said, calling the export a sign of strengthened…
Britain on Tuesday began the biggest vaccination program in the country’s history, with a 90-year-old grandmother becoming the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer-BioNTech. The historic inoculation was given to Margaret Keenan at a hospital in Coventry, central England. “I feel so privileged to be the first person vaccinated against COVID-19,”…
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200. The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country’s health ministry said in a statement. One new COVID-19 death was registered, bringing the cumulative number…
DR Congo First Lady partners with Merck Foundation (http://www.Merck-Foundation.com) to build healthcare capacity, break infertility stigma and empower girls through education; Merck Foundation CEO underscored their long term commitment to the social and economic development of Democratic Republic of The Congo through their partnership with The First Lady and Ministry of Health. Merck Foundation Merck…
Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie broke the half marathon world record by 29 seconds on Sunday, making him the first athlete to break 58 minutes at the Valencia Half Marathon. Kandie finished the Spanish annual race in 57 minutes and 32 seconds, breaking the previous record of 58:01 set by compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor in September 2019. The…
World Athletics has made changes to its rules governing development (prototype) shoes following requests by all major shoe manufacturers and the industry body that represents them, the World Federation of the Sports Goods Industry (‘WFSGI’). The amendment to the rule will allow development shoes to be worn in international competitions and competitions sanctioned by Member…
The latest study as reported by Reuters has revealed that high blood sugar may portend a rocky course for COVID-19 patients who seek hospital care, even if they do not have diabetes. The research was done on 11,000 coronavirus patients in Spain. None were critically ill when they got to the hospital. But researchers found…
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], November 28 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, underscored their long term commitment through starting their partnership with The First Lady of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi. During the high level meeting held this week, Dr Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck…
