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Africa Health Chief, Ogwell warns Over Disease Outbreaks

The acting head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ahmed Ogwell Wednesday said Africa should plan to respond effectively to disease outbreaks without international help. He added.

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WHO Chief Tedros Reappointed to Second Five-Year Term

Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was re-elected as head of the World Health Organization, WHO, for a second five-year on Tuesday. The director-general received more than two-thirds of the votes cast.

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COVID in China is Controllable

By Chu Maoming, China’s Consul General in Lagos Some Nigerian friends have recently expressed concerns about China’s COVID situation and showed their support to China’s efforts to fight the disease..

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UN chief calls for debt relief, return to constitutional rule in some African Countries

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Sunday urged debt relief for African countries and more investment to help their economies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts of the Ukraine.

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Botswana Investigates New Coronavirus Mutation in Four Individuals

According to Botswana‘s health and wellness ministry, experts are looking into a new coronavirus mutation found in four people in the country. According to social media posts, the mutation has.

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AU And US In Partnership for Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa

On 11 March, the second anniversary of the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring Covid-19 a global pandemic, Kenya became one of the first African countries to lift its remaining restrictions..

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World Leaders Call to Raise $23 Billion to End Pandemic in 2022

World leaders, including United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, have called for $23 billion to support the ACT-Accelerator established in April 2020, just weeks after the pandemic was declared, to speed.

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Vaccination Against a Global Pandemic Proceeds Along Unequal Tracks

National wealth, levels of conflict, and gender may determine who gets a jab At a time when almost half of the world’s population has received at least one dose of.

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What The Texas Blackout Means for Africa

The blackouts that gripped Texas for several days in February, as temperatures dipped to record lows, were stunning for a state that prides itself on its abundant and diverse supplies.

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Ramaphosa Call for Fairer Trade Rules in Response to Pandemic

South Africa’s president and the head of Oxfam called on World Trade Organization members and manufacturers to allow fairer access to COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, including through a waiver on.

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