By Grace Kuria A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) has linked long working hours led to the death of hundreds of thousands of people. According to the report released on Monday, in 2016 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease were recorded, a 29 percent increase…
إسلام نصير أعلنت الدكتورة رشا قلج عضو مجلس الشيوخ المصري، ورئيس مؤسسة ميرك الدولية الخيرية توصيات أعمال مؤتمر القمع الثامن لمؤسسة ميرك الخيرية التي عُقدت خلال الأيام الماضية بالشراكة مع حكومة جمهورية زامبيا، حيث تم عقد المؤتمر على منصة افتراضية، وافتتحه “إدغار شاغوا لونغو”، رئيس زامبيا مع البروفيسور الدكتور “فرانك ستانجينبيرج هافركامب”، رئيس ومالك…
By XINHUA Kenya’s Ministry of Health said on Monday the country had inoculated more than 900,000 people against COVID-19 amid intensified efforts to contain the pandemic. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health said that 917,068 persons had been vaccinated against the coronavirus countrywide since the exercise began early March. “Of these, 280,876 are…
By Jerry Omondi Egypt is set to begin the production of 60 million doses of the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine starting next month, said Mohammed Abdel Fattah, the head of the central administration for preventive affairs at Egypt’s Ministry of Health. The Egyptian Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) and Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac…
By Jerry Omondi The number of COVID-19 in Africa has surpassed the 4.6 million mark as the continent continues efforts to contain the pandemic. According to the latest figures by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of 4,601,155 cases have been reported from 44,839,442 tests conducted. The continent has also registered 123,977…
Business Wire India Merck Foundation annual conference was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Zambia, H.E. Dr. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp Chairman of both of Executive Board of E.Merck KG and Merck Foundation Board of Trustees The 8th Edition of “Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary” was co-chaired by H.E….
By Business Wire Merck Foundation annual conference was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Zambia, H.E. Dr. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp Chairman of both of Executive Board of E.Merck KG and Merck Foundation Board of Trustees The 8th Edition of “Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary” was co-chaired by H.E….
By David Ochieng Mbewa Several of Africa’s World Cup qualifiers set to be played next month may not take place after the Confederation of African Football banned 20 of its 54 member countries from using their stadiums to host international games because they failed to meet “minimum requirements”. In all, eight countries which are due…
By Grace Kuria The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the commitment announced by the United States administration to lift vaccine patent protections to help boost global supply, was a “monumental moment” in the battle to end the deadly pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described the move…
Merck Foundation annual conference was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Zambia, H.E. Dr. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp Chairman of both of Executive Board of E.Merck KG and Merck Foundation Board of Trustees The 8th Edition of “Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary” was co-chaired by H.E. ESTHER LUNGU, The…
