COVID 19
International Charity Crescent Kids provides life saving support services to children with Sickle Cell in Nigeria
ASickle Cell childrens charity, in partnership with Hope at Dawn foundation and HireX recently held an...
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Ghana declares first outbreak of highly infectious Marburg virus
Health authorities in Ghana have officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious...
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COVID vaccine rights waiver within reach, WTO chief says
An international agreement on waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines is within reach ahead of...
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WHO: Africa seeing uptick in COVID cases driven by South Africa
Africa is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases largely driven by a doubling in cases reported...
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Tanzania launches mobile app for saving lives of rural pregnant women
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday launched a mobile app called m-mama that helps rural...
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Ghana to start producing own Covid-19 vaccines in January 2024
ACCRA, (The Southern African Times) – Ghana will start producing its own COVID-19 vaccines in January 2024, President...
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Botswana launches COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing plant
GABORONE, (The Southern African Times) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...
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Expert urges more investment in TB elimination in Africa
NAIROBI, (The Southern African Times) - The attainment of the tuberculosis elimination goal among high-burden African...
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Kenya, UN agencies launch initiative to end smallholder tobacco farming
NAIROBI, (The Southern African Times) - Kenya's Ministry of Health in partnership with the World Health...
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Zimbabwe launches vaccination blitz amid slow vaccine uptake
HARARE, (The Southern African Times) - Zimbabwe is strengthening its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination efforts amid a...
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