Senegal Facility Set to Begin COVID-19 Vaccine Production
DAKAR, SENEGAL — The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed stark vaccine inequities among high- and low-income nations and has underscored Africa's dependence...
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COVID-19 Researchers See Hope in Existing Drugs
VANCOUVER, CANADA — An international collaboration led by researchers in Canada and Brazil is applying innovative funding and testing methods to...
Covid-19: Africa’s cases near 10.9 mln, says Africa CDC
ADDIS ABABA, A total of 10,896,302 COVID-19 cases were reported in Africa as of Saturday evening, the Africa Centers for...
Only 14 Cases of Guinea Worm Infection Reported Globally in 2021
CHICAGO — As he faced the multitude of news cameras and reporters during a 2015 press conference grappling with a potentially...
Cameroon Begins Mass COVID-19 Tests to Encourage Football Turnout
YAOUNDE — Cameroon launched a massive campaign Sunday for fans to be tested and vaccinated against COVID-19 to fill stadiums in...
Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 10.06 Million: Africa CDC
ADDIS ABABA, The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 10,065,082 as of last night, the Africa Centres for...
Uganda Reopens Schools After 2 Years of COVID-19 Lockdown
KAMPALA — Uganda has reopened schools for the first time in two years, marking the end of the world's longest school...
South Africa should step up COVID-19 vaccinations, President Ramaphosa says
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa should step up COVID-19 vaccinations, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, urging members of his governing African National Congress...
Omicron Explosion Spurs Nationwide Breakdown of Services in US
Ambulances in Kansas speed toward hospitals then suddenly change direction because hospitals are full. Employee shortages in New York City...
Tigray Patients Dying Because of Drug, Supply Shortages
Doctors in Ethiopia’s Tigray say shortages of medical equipment and drugs due to the government’s monthslong blockade on the region...
Have Refugee Camps Escaped Mass COVID Infections?
Roughly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, no massive outbreaks have been reported in refugee camps to date. Health experts...
Low Vaccination Rates a Concern Amid African COVID Surge
Low vaccination rates are of mounting concern amid a new wave of COVID-19 infections in Africa, where nearly 227,000 deaths...
Key lessons from Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Africa's largest-ever vaccination drive is well under way. All but one of Africa's 54 nations are rolling out COVID-19 vaccines and around...
WHO Chief Warns COVID Booster Programs May Prolong Pandemic
The World Health Organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Wednesday that blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programs will not bring...
South Africa Rolls Out COVID Vaccines for Undocumented Immigrants
JOHANNESBURG — In the December holiday season of giving, undocumented immigrants in South Africa are getting the gift of COVID-19 vaccinations....