Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) News

Slow Uptake of Covid-19 Vaccine Hampers Kenya’s Vaccination Programme

A little over 50,000 people have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, two weeks since Kenya launched its…

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COVID-19 in the Rhino Refugee Settlement. “We were terrified, but we can come out of this stronger than before.”

COVID-19 preparedness and response project in Uganda funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). The unprecedented health crisis caused by…

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Crisis looms as Covid patients flood hospitals

In summary All the Nairobi Hospital’s 16 ICU beds at the main hospital and 15 at its UN branch are…

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Nigeria Faces High Rates Of Maternal, Neonatal Mortality – Study

By Royal Ibeh, Nigeria needs strong economic, political stability and innovation, to fully recover from the aftermath effect of COVID-19,…

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How to Reach UHC Targets With ‘Thinking Anew’ After Covid-19

Johannesburg — The independent Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) Commission has unveiled the State of Universal Health Coverage (UHC)…

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African expert says vaccination key to recovery from pandemic

NAIROBI, March 15 (Xinhua): The ability of African countries to flatten the COVID-19 curve, strengthen the resilience of health systems…

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Amref Health Africa CEO on how to strengthen healthcare systems hit hard by COVID 19

The novel coronavirus pandemic severely impacted health systems across Africa. Along with responding to the pandemic, the continent has been…

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How to strengthen Africa’s health systems post COVID-19

The pandemic, lockdown, shortage of health workers, and funds are just some of the problems faced by the health sector…

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COVID-19 derailed universal health coverage in Africa, flags report

There are signs of progress on the universal health coverage (UHC) front in Africa, but they are are slow and have…

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Stakeholders task African countries on COVID-19 vaccine production

Participants attending the fourth edition of the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC 2021) have urged African countries to urgently…

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