The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday hailed Tanzania’s new simplified birth registration system for under-five children saying the system will help more children in the country to claim their rights and be protected. “Every child has the right to an identity. A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of…
About 10 percent of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe are frontline health care workers, with the total number reaching around 480. The affected frontline medical workers include nurses, student nurses, doctors, laboratory scientists, nurse aides, general hands and pharmacists. According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care’s latest COVID-19 Zimbabwe Situation Report released on…
Zambia faces the threat of being overwhelmed by coronavirus cases due to citizens consistently failing to follow regulations put in place by the government, a public health agency warned. The Zambia National Public Health Institute (NPHI) said that failure of citizens to adhere to prevention and safety regulations had been identified as the nation’s weakest…
The number of coronavirus cases topped 20 million on Tuesday, more than half of them from the U.S., India and Brazil. Health officials believe the actual number is much higher than that tally kept by John Hopkins University, given testing limitations and the fact that as many as 40% of those who are infected have…
Zimbabweans celebrated the 40th anniversary of Heroes’ Day on Monday amid the COVID-19 pandemic that is ravaging the nation. In a televised speech, the day was held without the usual festivities and fanfare due to the current lockdown in place. According to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the occasion occupies a special place in the history and…
The outbreak of COVID-19 has put the existence of Namibia’s living museums in jeopardy as they struggle to stay-afloat with no income coming in from international tourists. Just like all country’s in the world, Namibia’s tourism sector has been affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 with zero international tourists since March. This has affected the…
The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Saturday revealed that the number of COVID-19 cases across the African continent surged to 1,022,084. The Africa CDC, a specialized healthcare agency of the 55-member African Union (AU) Commission, in its latest situation update issued on Saturday, said that the number of deaths related…
Egypt confirmed on Saturday 167 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total infections in the country to 95,314, said the Health Ministry. It is the seventh consecutive day for the daily COVID-19 infections in Egypt to fall below 200. The daily count started to exceed 200 on April 23 before hitting a record 1,774 on June…
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany together with African First Ladies of Ghana, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Guinea Conakry, Burundi, Central African Republic (C.A.R.), Chad, Zimbabwe, Zambia, The Gambia, Liberia and Congo Brazzaville, announced the call for applications for their ‘Stay at Home” Media Recognition Awards for African countries….
By Jerry Omondi The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon governments to “rethink and reshape the urban world” to ensure they are better prepared for any future crises. Guteres said the inequalities and shortcomings that exist in many urban regions globally have helped fuel the spread of COVID-19. “And now is our chance to…
