Guinea declares end to Marburg virus outbreak
Sept 17, 2021 An outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Guinea is officially over, health authorities said on Thursday, less than six weeks since West Africa’s first ever case…
Send vaccines to Africa and ditch unproven third shot – AU tells rich nationsÂ
September 9, 2021 Rich nations would do better to send vaccines to Africa to help fight the global COVID-19 pandemic rather than hoarding them for third-dose booster shots that scientific…
Ebola, other outbreaks, atop COVID-19, risk straining West Africa health systems -WHO
Aug 19, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Thursday that on top of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa is facing new outbreaks of the viral haemorrhagic fevers Marburg…
Ivory Coast detects first Ebola case in 25 years
Aug 15, 2021 Ivory Coast has declared a first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in 25 years, the health minister and the World Health Organization (WHO) said separately on…
Guinea records West Africa’s first Marburg virus death – WHO
Aug 10, 2021 Health authorities in Guinea have confirmed one death from Marburg virus, a highly infectious hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, the World Health Organization said on Monday. It…
COVID-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week – WHOÂ
July 16, 2021 Africa recorded a 43% jump in COVID-19 deaths last week as infections and hospital admissions have risen and countries face shortages of oxygen and intensive-care beds, the…
Africa to get U.S. COVID shots next week as cases surge
July 1, 2021 The United States will begin shipping the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines it has donated to Africa from this weekend, a special envoy of the African Union…
146,000 Africans die yearly from tobacco-related diseases as one in five adolescents now use tobacco – WHO laments
June 18, 2021 The World Health Organisation, WHO, has revealed that no fewer than 146 thousand Africans die annually from tobacco related diseases. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for…
COVID-19: Less than 0.8% of people fully vaccinated in Africa – Officials
June 18, 2021 COVID-19 cases rose by over 20% week-on-week in nearly two dozen African countries and progress on vaccinating Africans is proceeding slowly, with just 0.79% of people on…
COVID-19: Africa Poorly Prepared For Imminent 3rd Wave – WHO
June 3, 2021 With vaccine deliveries at a near-standstill and lacking key resources in frontline care, Africa is poorly prepared for the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the UN…