An outbreak of cholera in northern Cameroon has resulted in more than 1,000 cases and at least 28 deaths since mid-July, according to health authorities. The outbreak has added strain to the healthcare facilities in the area, as a lack of clean water and poor sanitation is making it difficult for health authorities to control […]
Somali Humanitarian crisis is ongoing in Somalia, where drought and massive international funding cuts have left millions of people going hungry. Approximately 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing acute food insecurity, and there has been more than an 80% reduction in funding for the severe acute malnutrition programs, according to humanitarian organizations. This has […]
According to the World Food Programme (WFP), southern Madagascar is experiencing its worst drought in four decades, with more than 1.14 million people in need of food. WFP estimates that 14,000 people are currently in dire straits, with the number rising to 28,000 by October. “We’re in the midst of the worst drought in over […]
The African population runs the risk for getting wiped out by June, if the continent doesn’t do something about getting it vaccinated sooner. There have been mixed views over consuming the various brands of COVID19 vaccine that the continent has received under the promising UN’s Covax scheme. But South Africa has made a public pledge […]
The World Bank has pledged $ 12 billion to developing countries, supporting vaccination programs that have failed to keep pace with developed nations. The World Bank funds will be in the form of a grant or a “compromise too many conditions,” said David Malpass, president of the World Bank, in a statement after the meeting […]
South Africa has launched the Covid-19 vaccine following the suspension of an earlier plan to use the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. According to the Minister of Health Mr. ZweliMkhize. The first batch of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine Covid-19 arrived at Johannesburg International Airport OR Tambo International on Tuesday night. The country has received 80,000 doses of […]
COVID19 has had both economic and life impact on Africa. Investment and job creation by major governments in Africa have largely stalled. The economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic has already been seen by investors and has delayed major projects to be implemented here in Africa. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that Africa’s […]
The Health ministry in South Africa has received the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, the health ministry will be hoping to begin vaccination as soon as possible due to the large number of coronavirus cases in the country. South Africa has been hit massively by the coronavirus pandemic especially the second wave […]
Guinea worm is all but set to be the second human virus that will be eradicated from the face of the earth, which has infected countless numbers of people in the world particularly the continent of Africa as a whole Adam Weiss, the head of the United States-based Carter Center, which drives the annihilation crusade, […]
A NGO has offered traditional burials victims of the coronavirus in South Africa, as more bodies continue to drop due to the second wave of the coronavirus, coffin makers has struggled massively to meet the demand of the families of the coronavirus victims. This has resulted in the high rate of traditional burial. At the […]
Children with the down syndrome in Ethiopia are seriously struggling to get the adequate care they deserve, most especially children that are from poor families and the less privilege. This can be partially attributed to the cost of the treatment of this disease. Be that as it may, numerous guardians of youngsters with Down Syndrome […]
Nigeria are set to receive a whopping 100,000 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, this according to the health official in the country. The proposed date for the arrival of the vaccine is scheduled for late February. Nigeria has discovered a route however through its super virus chain gear. “What we do have going to […]
The World health organization (WHO) has declared the continent of Africa as the continent with the highest fatalities in second wave of coronavirus. The figures quoted were over 80,000 death which is very alarming. Africa is confronting a second wave in the Covid-19 pandemic with more than 3.3 million cases and 81,000 lives unfortunately lost. […]
The government authorities in Rwanda has annouced the Country’s capital, Kigali will be on a 15-day lockdown just to reduce the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Most African countries has been facing serious surge in coronavirus cases in their respective country. This is the capital’s second lockdown since the flare-up of the […]
The continent of Africa has received over 300 million coronavirus vaccine doses, this to reduce the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the continent. South Africa has been the most affected country in the continent, followed by Nigeria and other West African countries. The 300 million dosages are being made sure about autonomously of the […]
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria has decided to return to Germany for his post coronavirus treatment, this is coming after few weeks of his return to the country. This is according to local media outlet intge country. Matured 75 and a hefty smoker, Tebboune was hospitalized in Germany on October 28, and Algerian specialists later […]
The health ministry in Seychelles has started the vaccination process to combat the coronavirus pandemic, this is coming in light of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Wellbeing Minister Peggy Vidot made the declaration which makes Seychelles one of the primary African nations to dispatch such an activity. “The inoculation mission will begin on […]
Coronavirus has hit a new high in Senegal, the health ministry annouced that there are 20,000 coronavirus cases in the country. The citizens has appealed to the government of the country for the wearing of facemask, so as to stop the spread of the virus. Some need a compulsory guideline to compel individuals to put […]
