Localized coronavirus outbreaks in parts of South Africa have raised fears that the country could see a resurgence in cases compounded by gatherings during the upcoming festive season. Officials in Africa’s hardest virus-hit country are scrambling to contain infections after a flare-up was reported in the impoverished Eastern Cape province and adjacent Western Cape province last month. The national…
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Wednesday said it is facing a funding gap of 180 million U.S. dollars for Zimbabwe’s humanitarian assistance program. WFP Zimbabwe representative and country director Francesca Erdelmann said this year has been particularly tough for the donor community due to the impact of COVID-19. “For our portfolio in…
Egypt confirmed on Wednesday late night 421 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total cases registered in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic to 116,724, said the Egyptian Health Ministry. It is the first time in over four months for Egypt’s coronavirus daily cases to exceed 400, since the country reported 401 cases on…
Africa aims to have 60% of the continent’s population vaccinated against the coronavirus within the next two to three years, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday. “We hope that for this to be meaningful, our 60% must be reached in the next two to three years. We should be…
Healthcare workers and others recommended for the first COVID-19 inoculations could start getting shots within 24 hours after the vaccine receives regulatory authorization, the chief adviser for the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed program said on Tuesday. Moncef Slaoui, a former GlaxoSmithKline executive overseeing the vaccine portion of the U.S. program, said he hopes 20…
14 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday in Rwanda this is according to the Health Ministry. The results were obtained from 2,820 sample tests collected in the last 24 hours. Of the new infections, four were detected in Kigali, nine in Musanze district and one in Rubavu district. So far, Rwanda has registered 5,948 COVID-19…
South Africa is making progress in its fight against the virus, a United Nations official said Tuesday. South Africa has around 7 million people living with HIV, that is the highest number of people infected with HIV of any country, according to UN data. Of that number, about 1 million are children and young people…
Malaria cases in Uganda have increased by 42 percent over the past year according to data from the country’s Ministry of Health. While presenting key health sector achievements in the financial year 2019/20, Health Minister, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu, said heavy rains in Uganda during the past year helped contribute to the spike in malaria…
Merck Foundation (http://www.Merck-Foundation.com), la branche philanthropique de Merck KGaA Allemagne, célèbre la Journée Mondiale de Science par le biais de son sommet de recherche « Merck Africa Research Summit–MARS Awards 2020 for best Young African Researchers and best Women African Researcher ». Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and One of 100 Most Influential Africa (2019, 2020) explique…
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working with more than 350 logistics partners, including major airlines, shipping lines and logistics associations from around the world, to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to over 92 countries, as soon as doses become available. On Monday, Etleva Kadilli, Director of UNICEF’s Supply Division, highlighted the importance of the partnership to…
