13/04/2021 – Foreign aid from official donors rose to an all-time high of USD 161.2 billion in 2020, up 3.5% …
Medical/Health Care
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 12 April 2021
• We have now seen seven consecutive weeks of increasing cases, and four weeks of increasing deaths. Last week was …
African Experts Urge Local COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing
JOHANNESBURG – Africa is lagging in vaccinating its people against the COVID-19 disease, and continental heads of state and international …
WHO: Africa Left Behind in Race for COVID-19 Vaccine
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization says Africa’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccine is being hampered by supply shortages and …
New Ebola outbreak kills 3 in Guinea: Africa CDC
ADDIS ABABA, The west African country of Guinea has detected five Ebola virus cases and three Ebola-related deaths over the …
Covid-19: African countries receive over 29.1 mln vaccine doses
ADDIS ABABA, African countries have received over 29.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses both from the COVAX facility and through bilateral …