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Africa CDC, has called on the world to enable Africa to access adequate COVID-19 vaccines.
Even as the continent is seeing a significant decline in new cases and deaths recently, the Africa Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, has called on the world to enable...
Read moreCOVID-19 offered Africa the opportunity to integrate traditional medicine into mainstream healthcare systems.
The emergency of COVID-19 has not only pushed Africa's traditional medicine into the spotlight, but has offered a silver lining in the continent's efforts to integrate traditional medicine into mainstream...
Read moreWHO, UN set out steps to meet world COVID vaccination targets
Working with COVAX, African Vaccine Acquisition Trust and other partners – world can and must meet WHO targets to vaccinate 40% of the population of all countries by the end-2021...
Read moreWHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk
The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission....
Read moreUK: Vitamin studied as possible treatment for COVID-19
A loss of the sense of smell is a common side-effect of COVID-19, with around eight people in 10 who have a symptomatic infection experiencing some reduction in their ability...
Read moreWHO prioritizes access to diabetes and cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists
WHO today published the new edition of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children, which include new treatments for various cancers, insulin analogues and new oral...
Read moreAfrican countries have acquired 181.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far
ADDIS ABABA - African countries have acquired 181.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said in the latest weekly...
Read moreCAIRO – Egypt will inaugurate the second production line for manufacturing China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines in five weeks
CAIRO - Egypt will inaugurate the second production line for manufacturing China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines in five weeks, said Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed on Thursday. The vaccines are being...
Read moreZanzibar: Chinese medical team honored in Tanzania
The leader of Tanzania's Zanzibar archipelago on Tuesday honored 21 doctors from a Chinese medical team with medals in recognition of their outstanding work delivering healthcare services in the semi-autonomous...
Read moreAn expert has called for multilateralism in uncovering the origins of COVID-19 to ensure “objective” and “credible” findings.
In his article published on Wednesday in the Johannesburg-headquartered newspaper The Citizen, Humphrey Moshi, professor of economics and director of the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Dar...
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