Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) News

Global COVID-19 Summit: Which way Africa?

By Githinji Gitahi, Group CEO Amref Health Africa 5 ways to end vaccine injustice in Africa. The number of fully…

3 years ago

PMNCH calls for improving the health of women, children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa as Covid-19 threatens health service

The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), a multi-constituency partnership hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and…

3 years ago

WHO: Africa Needs 150m Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Monthly

World Health Organisation (WHO), has said that COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa must rise by over seven times from around…

3 years ago

African Leaders Condemn Vaccine Apartheid as an Indictment on Humanity

The leaders of several African nations on Thursday blasted the system of "vaccine apartheid" that rich countries and pharmaceutical giants…

3 years ago

Global COVID-⁠19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better

On September 22, 2021, President Biden convened a virtual Global COVID-19 Summit focused on ending the pandemic and building better…

3 years ago

The World Needs More Equity in COVID Vaccine Access | Opinion

By: GITHINJI GITAHI AND CHARLES OKEAHALAM , AMREF HEALTH AFRICA The decline in the COVID-19 fatality rate in vaccinated populations is…

3 years ago

Africa needs seven-fold rise in COVID-19 vaccine shipments

COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa must rise by over seven times from around 20 million per month to 150 million…

3 years ago

COVID-19 recovery plan: PMNCH tasks global leaders on improving women, children’s health

The 10th annual Partnership for Maternal, New-born and Child Health (PMNCH) has concluded plans to deliberate and call on global…

3 years ago

Quante dosi di vaccino stiamo sprecando, invece di darle ai paesi poveri

Coronavirus 20 Settembre 2021 Più di 100 milioni di dosi di vaccino anti Covid acquistate dai paesi più ricchi del…

3 years ago

Africa’s Covid-19 twist: Ready for vaccination but not enough doses

By LEON LIDIGU Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine acceptance is being ranked significantly high in a region that has ironically struggled to…

3 years ago