Health

Mpox vaccines: Sources and challenges of distribution all over Africa

The monkey pox virus (MPXV), which causes the disease, is related to the smallpox virus. In Africa, the last smallpox…

August 29, 2024

Mpox Virus Resurgence in the DRC Calls Attention to Global Health Issues

Once known as monkeypox, the Mpox virus is resurging throughout several areas and the epicenter of this concerning epidemic is…

August 22, 2024

African leaders meet as continent struggles under unprecedented food crisis

On Friday, the leaders of Africa gathered for a summit in Malabo in Equatorial Guinea. The agenda was stream lined…

May 28, 2022

WHO Against Vaccine Hoarding By Wealthy Nations For Monkey Pox Treatment

There is scare building up against the hoarding of vaccine vials by wealthier nations as monkey pox becomes the next…

May 27, 2022

Polio outbreak in Mozambique

A child has been paralyzed in Mozambique’s northeastern Tete province. And the health authorities have confirmed it to be due…

May 18, 2022

Africa: WHO raises concerns over rise in Covid cases steered by South Africa

Earlier this month, Africa had been experiencing a settling down of Covid-19 cases. As World Health Organization (WHO) had pointed…

April 27, 2022

Malawi polio case detection prompts mass vaccination of children against polio virus

Malawi - Polio virus outbreak in Malawi after case was detected for the first time since 1992 has prompted mass vaccination…

March 23, 2022

Pharma giant Moderna to build mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Kenya

Pharmaceutical giant Moderna said on Monday that it would be building a manufacturing facility for mRNA (messenger RNA) vaccines in…

March 9, 2022

Tigray conflict prevents supplies reaching hospitals, patients suffer the consequences

Tigray - Tigray conflict is not nearing an end and the consequences of humanitarian crisis are being borne by the…

March 3, 2022

South Africa develops a copy of the Moderna vaccine (Covid-19)

A game-changing breakthrough by South African scientists has resulted in the successful replication of the Moderna Covid vaccine, a development…

February 4, 2022

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