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Experts in Kenya Urge Citizens to Participate in COVID19 Clinical Trials

Experts have advised Kenyans to embrace clinical trials on the COVID-19 pandemic to support the process of developing a vaccine produced to meet global standards and fit their needs. Jennifer.

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IMF Projects Increase in Nigeria’s 2021 Economic Growth Forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its growth forecast for the Nigerian economy in 2021 to 2.5 percent from the earlier projection of 1.5 percent announced in January, as.

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Afreximbank Secure Access to 400 Million Vaccine Doses for Africa

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that African countries will be able to access up to 400 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson following.

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Why British Leadership Remains Critical to Ending Neglected Tropical Diseases

By Ellen Agler, CEO of the END Fund Since the dawn of medicine, the UK has been a pioneer and world leader in preventative medicines like vaccines, antibiotics and neglected.

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Egypt Receive Vaccination Boost as New Shipment Arrive from China

The Egyptian Minister of Health, Hala Zayed, has extended a message of goodwill and praise for the Chinese coronavirus vaccine Sinopharm after the country recently received a 300,000-dose shipment of.

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DG WHO Named African of the Year 2020 by African Leadership Magazine

By Alkali Amana The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has been awarded the Prestigious African of the Year 2020 Award by African Leadership Magazine,.

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the World Trade Organisation …A Boon for the Global Economy

By Walcott Aganu After diplomatic horse-trading, the new head of the World Trade Organisation has been confirmed – former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Following South Korean Trade Minister Yoo.

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US plans to reverse Trump Immigration policies, ramp up response to the coronavirus crisis

The United States government plans to sign new executive orders and bills to the Congress anchored by President-elect, Joe Biden in his first days in office. According to Reuters, the.

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A case for improved Health Budget in Africa

By Katherine Igiezele A healthy society is a productive society. A country’s or continent’s ability to thrive is intricately linked to its state of wellbeing, hence the need to interrogate.

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AfDB President Akin Adesina restates the Bank’s Africa growth acceleration strategy at the 8th International Forum on African Leadership, IFAL 2020

The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina has said that as part of strategies to help in rebuilding Africa, due to the large-scale disruption occasioned by COVID-19, the.

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