By XINHUA South African healthcare workers who were vaccinated early this year are scheduled to receive COVID-19 booster shots starting on Wednesday. Up to 496,424 health care workers will be the first to receive the booster shots, according to Foster Mohale, spokesperson for the National Health Department. Chairperson of the South African Medical Association Angelique Coetzee…
I am excited to announce the Merck Foundation ‘Call for Application’ for Scholarships in critically underserved specialties for Africa and Developing countries. Online Courses List 2022: How to Apply: Applications are to be submitted to: https://merck-foundation.com/Merck-Foundation-Capacity-Advancement-Application-Form Last Date to apply: 31st December’ 2021 Scholarship Eligibility Criteria: All Merck Foundation scholarships are provided to nationals of African Countries, Developing countries, and…
By AFP Nigeria’s elite sipped champagne and splashed thousands of dollars on contemporary paintings at a fair in Lagos this week, an early step into the international art world for Africa’s most populous nation. In front of major players from cinema, fashion, and finance, about 30 art galleries from across the African continent — but also…
By XINHUA The National Theater of Namibia on Saturday drew the curtains on a first-ever public live arts festival in the capital city Windhoek. The first of its kind festival will see over 30 artists featuring in a weeklong festival from November 6 to 13 across the capital city. “The Otjomuise Live Arts Festival (OLAF) is…
By CGTN Africa Kenyan Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the 50th running of the New York City Marathon on Sunday at 2:22:39, surviving a thrilling three-way battle before sprinting for the finish line with fellow Kenyan Albert Korir winning the men’s title at 2:08:22. Jepchirchir is the first athlete to pick up Olympic gold and win…
By XINHUA Namibia on Monday officially began using the African Union and Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Trusted Travel System for the verification of COVID-19 test results and vaccination certificates. The Trusted Travel System offers an online digital platform for the verification and authentication of COVID-19 test results from a network of participating COVID-19…
By XINHUA Rwanda on Sunday received 300,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Chinese government, the second batch donated by China so far. “We are happy to receive this second batch which is again a sign of good collaboration and support from the Chinese government in our fight against this pandemic,” Albert Tuyishime, the…
ANI PR Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/Monrovia [Liberia], November 3 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announced the call for applications for medical training scholarships for healthcare providers in critical and underserved specialities for medical graduates from Africa and developing countries. Senator, Dr Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation explained, “We strongly…
By CGTN Africa First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Wednesday received the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton at State House, Nairobi, making Kenya the 8th recipient of the baton whose 72-nation relay was launched by Queen Elizabeth early last month. The first lady received the baton from Paul Tergat of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya…
By Jerry Omondi Uganda’s health ministry on Wednesday reported 49 new COVID-19 infections from a sample size of 4,389 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total number of cases to 126,321. In the same period, 2 new fatalities were recorded, taking the total number of virus-related deaths to 3,219. The East African…
