The United States Assistant Treasury Secretary, Alexia Latortue, has assured the African Development Bank Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, that the US remains a strong and proud supporter of the African Development Fund. The African Development Fund is AfDB Group’s concessionary lending arm that supports Africa’s low-income economies. Alexia Latortue …

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said it has contributed $768 million to assist Nigeria’s fight against malaria. The amount covers 2011 till date. USAID Mission Director in Nigeria, Dr Anne Patterson said the funding was made through the U.S President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), to enable robust and …

Malaria, one of the world’s oldest pandemics, was eliminated from the United States 70 years ago, and today, for most Americans, a mosquito bite is a mild irritation. But for nearly half of the world’s population, a mosquito bite can lead to severe illness or death. Of the 241 million …

The World Bank has announced that it has launched the world’s first wildlife conservation bond (WCB), generating 150 million dollars to boost initiatives to raise the endangered black rhino species in South Africa. The bank said the 5 year “rhino bond” would pay holders depending on the pace of expansion …

As of April 20, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  11,465,800 while over 282,567,569 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached   252,640 and   9,646,671 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases of  3,743,582 and  100,195 people died. Other most-affected …

Medical Laboratory and research scientists from across West Africa will this week converge in Ghana to deliberate on how West Africa can build needed local capacity for the manufacturing of vaccines and other medical products in the sub-region. The annual conference tagged CelebrateLAB West Africa 2022, which is the 8th …

the newly commissioned ‘Lancet Report’ during the ‘Global Launch of The Lancet Nigeria Commission’, was a step in the right direction for Nigeria to achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030 In public-health parlance, it is often said that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation’. Therefore, the Universal Health Coverage …

Agenda 2063 is the African Union’s long-term framework for socio-economic development, regional integration and the preservation of history and culture. The agenda has 15 flagship projects. These have been identified as necessary for meeting the continent’s aspirations. They are wide-ranging and include constructing a network of high-speed trains; ending violence and creating …

The contribution from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), announced on Thursday, will go towards relief projects in six African countries and Yemen. Lifesaving relief The money will enable UN agencies and their partners to provide critical support, including food, cash, nutritional help, medical services, shelter, and clean water. Projects will also …

Africa is experiencing its longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections since the onset of the pandemic. Recorded weekly cases have fallen for the past 16 weeks, while deaths have dropped for the last eight. Infections—largely due to the Omicron-driven fourth pandemic wave—have tanked from a peak of over 308 000 cases …