Health

The World Health Organisation says COVID-19 vaccine distribution in African countries is accelerating and hopeful signs are emerging that a significant proportion of Africa’s population will be covered by the end of the year. Latest figures put the number of infections in Africa at more than 3.9 million, with 104,000 …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, his deputy Yemi Osinbajo, as well as frontline health workers have been scheduled to receive the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility to the country, an official said on Thursday. Faisal Shuaib, the executive director of the National Primarily Health Care Development …

A doctor who has spent the past year treating COVID-19 patients on Friday became the first person in Nigeria to be vaccinated against the disease, kicking off a mammoth campaign that aims to inoculate 80 million people this year. Vaccinating all of Nigeria’s 200 million people and those in other …

The World Bank is preparing emergency financing to help about 30 African countries access COVID-19 vaccines, the global lender told Reuters, as the continent scrambles to secure doses and start immunising vulnerable groups. Only a handful of African governments have launched mass vaccination campaigns, whereas some countries in wealthier parts …

The Philippines has announced that a new COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa has reached the country, with at least six new cases reported, as the government began its delayed vaccination programme using Sinovac shots donated by China. At least three of the detected new variants, known as B1351, …

Nigeria has now recorded less than 1,000 new daily COVID-19 cases for 10 consecutive days, the first time since the second wave started last December. On Monday, 360 new infections were found in 19 states taking the total tally in past three days to 941. Nigeria recorded its lowest daily figure of …

“We need to encourage women to believe in themselves and that it is possible for them to come out of poverty.” – Dr. Julian Adyeri Omalla, CEO Delight Uganda LTD, one of Africa’s fastest-growing woman-owned businesses. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has laid bare many of the deep gender inequalities in Uganda. Before …

Ghana on Monday kicked off a COVID-19 vaccination campaign with vaccines from the COVAX initiative. Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, and their spouses took the first doses in the West African country. Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, congratulated Ghana over “this historic …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 655 fresh cases of COVID-19 in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The total number of confirmed cases across the country now stands at 153,842. The health agency made the announcement yesterday night via a tweet on its verified …

Ghana became the first country to receive a delivery of coronavirus doses from the global effort to boost vaccine access after a plane landed Wednesday with 600,000 AstraZeneca shots. The immunization help arrives days after President Biden pledged $4 billion to the multilateral pact known as Covax, breaking with the …