Unvaccinated staff blocked from accessing Ugandan Ministry of Health premises
By CGTN Africa Authorities at the Ugandan Ministry of Health have blocked staff who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from accessing the premises. According to a notice by Director-General of Health Services, Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the position was reached in a special meeting with the aim of promoting vaccination as the country races to inoculate 21.9
Uganda receives second batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China
By XINHUA Uganda on Tuesday received a second batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government. Margaret Muhanga, the minister of state for primary health care, received the vaccines at the National Medical Stores in Entebbe, 40 km south of the capital Kampala. She hailed the donation as her country is scaling up its
Chinese martial arts flourish in Ethiopia
By XINHUA In a sports center located at the heart of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, a burst of shouts come out from trainees practicing Chinese martial arts. The trainees, aged from 7 to 65 years, practice the Chinese martial arts, Kung Fu and kickboxing at the Dave Dan Wushu and Kickboxing Training Center. “Martial arts
Tanzania releases 2.4 mln USD to support poor households affected by COVID-19
By XINHUA The government of Tanzania announced on Monday that it has released 5.5 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 2.4 million U.S. dollars) to support 40,740 poor households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The government has released the funds through the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) to support the affected poor households, mostly in cities and urban
South Africa rejects Russian Sputnik vaccine over HIV fears
By AFP South Africa’s health products regulator on Monday said it would not approve Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine due to concerns it could increase the risk of HIV infection among men. The decision was based on earlier studies testing the safety of a modified form of adenovirus, a type of virus that causes respiratory infections,
Burundi starts COVID-19 jabs
By AP One of the world’s last three countries to administer COVID-19 vaccines started giving out doses on Monday as the East African nation of Burundi launched its national campaign. The vaccinations started in the commercial capital, Bujumbura, though health workers told The Associated Press that barely more than a dozen people had received doses by