WHO urges vaccine against a bacteria that kills150,000 babies each year
By AFP The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for the urgent development of a vaccine against a bacterial infection responsible for nearly 150,000 stillbirths and infant deaths each year. A fresh report by the UN health agency and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found that the impact of Group B Streptococcus infection
Egypt strives to become transport, logistics hub by 2024
By XINHUA Egypt will be transformed by 2024 into one of the major global hubs for transport and logistics through a massive 10-year plan to modernize its transport infrastructure, Egyptian Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir has said. The transportation system established in the country will contribute significantly to achieving sustainable development and changing the face of
Namibia to offer free COVID-19 testing to students intending to study abroad
By XINHUA Namibia will conduct free COVID-19 tests for students intending to study abroad as of November 6, a government official said Tuesday. The tests will be done by authorized COVID-19 testing laboratories in the country and they will be done on their departure to study abroad provided adequate proof has been submitted by the student,
Cameroon reports cholera case in capital
By XINHUA Cameroon’s minister of Public Health Manaouda Malachie confirmed one cholera case in the capital Yaounde on Monday, with nine other cases reported in the country’s Ekondo Titi locality of the Southwest region. He said, health officials confirmed the case in late October. “The minister of public health urges the population to be more cautious
Tanzania receives 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China
By XINHUA Tanzania on Monday received the second batch of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China, boosting the east African nation’s drive to vaccinate its people against the COVID-19 pandemic. In early October, Tanzania received 1,065,600 doses of Sinopharm vaccines donated by the Chinese government via the COVAX facility. Speaking shortly after receiving the 500,000 Sinopharm
COVID-19 global death toll tops 5 million
By AP The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care systems. Together, the United States, the European Union, Britain, and Brazil — all upper-middle- or high-income countries — account for