COVID-19

Poor Policies Attributed to Spike in Unintended Pregnancies, Unsafe Abortions at the Height of COVID-19 Pandemic

NAIROBI, 19 May 2022– A new report reveals that women and girls from low-income backgrounds in five African countries faced…

3 years ago

Rural health worker shortage threatens Africa’s COVID vaccine rollout

Deliveries of COVID jabs to Africa have been ramped up in recent months, but the poor provision of health services…

3 years ago

COVID-19 Cold Chain Success and Challenges: Case Study of Kajiado County, Kenya

Vaccines are classified among COVID-19 preventive measures like handwashing, social distancing, disinfecting commonly shared surfaces and avoiding crowded public spaces.…

3 years ago

CHReaD Hosts Champions to Boost COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in the East African Region

As part of its advocacy strategy, CHReaD has been leveraging existing advocacy initiatives and partnerships with the Eastern Africa National…

3 years ago

Wearing of Masks Should Be Reduced and Vaccines Accelerated; Amref Health Says as They Give Reasons

Amref Health Africa now feels that the measures that were used to curb COVID-19 should be revised since the virus…

3 years ago

Omicron: Herd immunity will be short-lived, experts caution

Health experts have said the Omicron variant of the coronavirus might have provided herd immunity, but which will wane with…

3 years ago

Kiruddu, Arua, Gulu to get oxygen cylinders

In an effort to contain the supply of oxygen, Amref Health Africa-Uganda is expected to distribute oxygen cylinders to three…

3 years ago

Doris Mollel Foundation na mapambano ya Malaria wilaya ya Maswa

Na Samwel Mwanga, Maswa TAASISI ya Doris Mollel Foundation imetoa elimu ya kujikinga na ugonjwa wa Malaria kwa akinamama wajawazito…

3 years ago

Clergy seek to be involved in COVID-19 vaccine drive

Inter-religious leaders have called on the government to involve them in sensitising faithful to take up Covid-19 vaccines. This, they say,…

3 years ago

Amref Health Africa Launches Campaign to End Vaccine Injustice in Africa

#EndVaccineInjusticeInAfrica seeks to highlight and seek immediate interventions for COVID-19 vaccine shortage as continent lags in global race to end…

3 years ago