Kenya: The shortage of hospital beds for COVID-19 pandemic
Mark Oyier, a communication specialist operating in the country's Kisumu city, said that he contracted COVID-19 two months ago but had to self-medicate and stay at home because he could ...
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Tuberculosis deaths rise for the first time in more than a decade due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased, according to the World Health Organization’s ...
11 billion doses are needed to vaccinate 70 percent of the world to end the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Pledges of doses and funds are welcome -- but they are not enough. We need at least 11 billion doses to vaccinate 70 percent of the world and end this ...
Africa is still the region most economically afflicted by Covid-19
Africa is still the region most economically afflicted by the global health crisis. The pandemic has wiped out millions of jobs, created social vulnerabilities and pushed an estimated additional 114 ...
Equatorial guinea news: (Covid 19) Health alerts about an increase in coronavirus infections in the country, due to social indiscipline in compliance with the measures
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, headed by the Vice Minister, Mitoha Ondo'o Ayekaba, assisted by the WHO technical coordinator, Alain Poy, today presented the epidemiological reports of Covid-19 ...
Trade tonic awaits Africa in recovery bid
Over the long run, they say, the African Continental Free Trade Area, or AfCFTA, can help reduce the continent's reliance on overseas markets. The trading bloc is due to come ...
Morocco’s FM: Outcomes of Libya Talks in Bouznika ‘Encouraging’
Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita said the results of the discussions between Libya’s rival factions, held in Bouznika earlier, this month are “encouraging.” In an interview with the Pretoria-based Institute ...
COVID-19 pushes 37 mln people into extreme poverty: report
NAIROBI - The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed some 37 million people into extreme poverty, a majority of them in developing countries, a report released on Tuesday by the Bill and ...
China’s effort in virus fight lauded as individuals honored
The World Health Organization on Monday applauded China's success in combating the COVID-19 pandemic ahead of a national meeting Tuesday morning in Beijing to commend role models in that fight. ...
African countries urged to step up response to pandemic
While progress has been made in Africa in terms of curbing the spread of coronavirus, the World Health Organization is calling on governments to step up readiness and response measures, ...
