AFRICA – According to Africa’s top public health official, John Nkengasong, severe lockdowns are no longer effective in preventing the spread of Covid 19. The director of the Africa Centres…
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AFRICA – According to leading African health experts Christian Happi and John Nkengasong in the 6 January 2022 edition of science journal Nature, the Covid-19 pandemic highlights the urgent need…
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AFRICA – The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has disclosed that some 11 African countries have so far reported Omicron COVID-19 variant cases. John Nkengasong, Director…
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AFRICA – The Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC have jointly announced that 15.2 million vaccines purchased under the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative are currently being distributed across Africa. Through…
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ETHIOPIA – The Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) has entered into force, thirty days after the deposit of the 15th instrument of ratification, on the…
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AFRICA – Africa is winning the fight against Covid-19 infections, but experts have warned that the continent must not lower the guard. The head of Africa CDC, John Nkengasong has…
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MOROCCO – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), a specialized technical institution of the African Union (AU), has designated two institutions to serve as part of…
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TUNISIA – The first International Conference on Public Health in Africa organized by Africa CDC focused on the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine, the strengthening of health systems and the…
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CONGO – Fifteen out of the 54 countries that make up the African continent have achieved the 10% Covid-19 vaccination target set for September by the World Health Organization in…
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ETHIOPIA – The African Union (AU) through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is set to launch the Eastern regional co-ordination center in Kenya come October.…
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