Under the direction of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Humanitarian (DXB-H) has effectively enabled the delivery of urgently needed relief goods to N'djamena,…
We need to save our people from hunger…
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says President Cyril Ramaphosa and his national command council (NCC) debate the balance between securing food supply in South Africa and containing the spreading of Covid-19 daily. "What is the best…
Bomet medics quarantined after contacting alleged Covid-19 patient
At least ten medics have been quarantined after coming into contact with a patient who died showing with Covid-19 symptoms in Bomet. Bomet Medicals Services and Public Health CEC Joseph Sitonik said the patient died…
Ethiopia coronavirus cases hit 92, Chinese experts arrive
Chinese doctors arrived in Ethiopia on Thursday to support government efforts in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Another group are in Burkina Faso for the same purpose. State-owned China Global Television Network reported their departure…
Africa, WHO and vaccine testing
The debate was between Camille Locht from the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) and Jean-Paul Mira who heads the Intensive Medicine and Intensive Care Unit of Paris’ Cochin Hospital. Both men…
China confirms 111 Africans have coronavirus
A major Chinese news outlet, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday that as of Monday, April 14, over 100 Africans in China’s southern city of Guangzhou had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Xinhua…
Coronavirus: Ethiopia cases reaches 74
Ethiopia’s COVID-19 file as of April 13 has 74 cases (three new case) with three deaths and 10 recoveries. The country is seeking to boost its ventilator reserves according to Health Minister Lia Tadesse. She…
New Ebola case in DR Congo sets back…
A new case of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in eastern Congo, just three days before the country expected to declare an end to the outbreak, the World Health Organization said Friday. The new…
3 COVID-19 cases test negative twice after treatment
At least three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Uganda have tested negative after treatment, health authorities have revealed. Dr Henry G. Mwebesa, the director general of health services at the health ministry, said in a…
After Africa vaccine trial riposte, WHO tackles Trump…
The Director General of the World Health Organisation, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, continues to dominate the international news headlines for issues around the coronavirus pandemic. Aside his daily briefings on the pandemic which continues to…
Coronavirus: Lagos sets date to begin clinical trial
The Lagos State Government has said it will begin clinical trial for Coronavirus next week in partnership with the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, at a news conference on…
Coronavirus patients on chloroquine heal faster – Senegalese…
COVID-19 patients on hydroxychloroquine heal faster, a Senegalese doctor has disclosed. Moussa Seydi, Head of the Infectious Diseases Department at Fann Hospital in Dakar made the announcement after 55 people had recovered from the virus.…
SA military recruits doctors and nurses to fight…
The SA Military Health Service is calling up registered health-care practitioners to join forces with serving members in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Medical doctors, nurses, clinical associates and operational emergency-care practitioners are wanted.…
Lab discovery offers promise for treating multiple sclerosis
A new discovery could lead to better treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases, such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers report. MS occurs when immune cells get into the central nervous system…
Mobile testing for COVID-19 in South Africa
South Africans queued outside a clinic in Johannesburg Friday to get tested for the coronavirus. With increasing number of cases in th country, the government is stepping up ability for testing. “I came to the…
Malawi reports first three cases of Coronavirus infection
Malawi has reported its first three confirmed cases of coronavirus, the nation’s government has confirmed. The southern African nation was among the few African countries yet to report coronavirus cases. Others include Lesotho, Comoros, South…
Kenya secures $50m coronavirus loan from World Bank,…
Kenya’s request to the World Bank for $50m to fund containment efforts of the coronavirus pandemic has been approved according to Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe. Minister Kagwe confirms that the funds will largely go into…
Nigeria:I have found a cure to coronavirus –…
The Provost of Luminar International College of Alternative Medicine, Enugu, Prof. Joseph Akpa, says he has found a cure for coronavirus pandemic. Prof. Akpa, made the claim to newsmen in a press conference held in…
Coronavirus donations hit N15bn in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday said that monetary contributions to its relief fund under the auspices of Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) stood at N15 billion. CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications,…
