Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) News

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta calls for sustained efforts to end fistula

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has called for sustained efforts to end fistula, saying any woman suffering from the condition should…

3 years ago

Expedite installation of Covid testing facility, Kahiga tells health ministry

Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has appealed to the Ministry of Health to expedite the installation of a regional Covid-19 testing…

3 years ago

Covid, dalle pozioni magiche ai pochi vaccini: che cosa sta succedendo in Africa

Quasi 20.000 dosi di vaccino AstraZeneca finite nell'inceneritore. Distrutte perché scadute. La notizia viene dal Malawi, paese simbolo di un’Africa che…

4 years ago

African experts say private sector key to boost COVID-19 vaccine coverage

NAIROBI, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The ability of African countries to inoculate a critical mass of the population against COVID-19…

4 years ago

Health experts poke holes in Kenya’s Covid-19 strategy

Health experts have poked holes in the government’s Covid-19 strategy and warned that it could fall apart and end up…

4 years ago

Strengthen immunization programs for better health outcomes

By Dr. Githinji Gitahi, Group CEO Amref Health Africa Over the past decade, Africa has made tremendous gains in increasing…

4 years ago

Covid-19 lessons from other vaccine rollouts

In this interview, Jackline Kiarie, Programme Manager, Amref Health Africa who is coordinating the Covid-19 vaccine rollout efforts within Amref Kenya Country…

4 years ago

Smart data management key to successful vaccine rollouts

While some countries are struggling to roll out the COVID-19 vaccines they’ve received, Rwanda — which received 342,960 vaccine doses through the COVAX…

4 years ago

Invest in research to promote the manufacture of vaccines

The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic remain formidable. The pandemic embodies the greatest threat to global public health and economies…

4 years ago

Amref Health Africa Global Statement on COVID-19 Tools including Vaccine Equity

COVID-19 has, undeniably, devastated the global economy, resulted in the loss of millions of lives, and immensely interrupted people’s ways…

4 years ago