Africa needs about 20m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine in 6 weeks – WHO
May 28, 2021 Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine within six weeks if those who have had their first shot are to get the second…
Coronavirus: Risk of pandemic resurgence ‘remains high’ in Africa – WHO
April 30, 2021 The risk of COVID-19 resurgence remains high in several African countries due to poor adherence to public health measures, including mass gatherings, low testing and vaccination rates,…
COVID-19: 16.6m African children miss measles vaccine doses since Jan. 2020 –Â WHO
April 23, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) says about 16.6 million children in Africa missed planned supplemental measles vaccine doses between January 2020 and April 2021 due to the…
Less Than 2% Of World’s COVID-19 Vaccines Administered In Africa – WHO
April 8, 2021 Less than 2% of the 690 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to date globally have been in Africa, where most countries received vaccines only five weeks ago…
COVID-19 kills more African men than women – WHO study
Women in Africa are less likely to die from Covid-19 than men, but more likely to succumb to maternal complications due to limited access to reproductive services since the pandemic…
WHO treating the recent outbreak in the DRC as a global health emergency, expresses worry over 4 suspected Ebola deaths in Guinea
World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti has expressed concern over the report of four suspected Ebola deaths in Guinea. Moeti in a Twitter message on…
COVID-19: Africa To Receive Nearly 90m COVAX Vaccines In February targeted at 3% population
Africa will receive nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX in February 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) African region said on Thursday. “Africa has watched other regions start…
Pre-travel COVID-19 testing rate for travels within ECOWAS to be harmonised – Health Minister
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) says the rate for pre-travel COVID-19 testing for travels within the ECOWAS region will  be harmonised. Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Nigeria’s Minister of Health, who…
COVID-19: Africa accounts for 12.8% of health innovations – WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic has galvanised the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that had been piloted or adopted in Africa, a new World Health Organisation (WHO) analysis says….
WHO says $700 million raised so far for COVID-19 vaccines initiative for poor nations
International donors have raised $700 million – less than half the target – to purchase future coronavirus vaccines for poor countries in a global initiative to ensure eventual vaccines do…