Nearly half a million people in Sub-Saharan Africa died in 2019 due to rising resistance to anti-biotic medicines, a report published in Lancet reveals. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bact
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KAMPALA - 22 December 2021- The Danish Government has donated a total of 742,000 vaccine doses to the Ministry of Health to assist Uganda in its fight against COVID-19. A shipment of 258,000 Oxford-As
Kristalina Georgieva and Felix Tshisekedi, KINSHASA - Africa contributes almost nothing to global warming. Its 1.4 billion people - around 17% of the global population - are responsible for less than
WASHINGTON, December 16, 2021-The World Bank has approved $180.3 million in additional financing for the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency Preparedness Project to expand affordable and equitable
By Grey Frandsen In 2012, malaria was regarded as a relatively minor and declining threat to the people of Djibouti, a small country of 900,000 people in the Horn of Africa suffering only a few hundre
An 83% surge in new COVID-19 cases during the past week in Africa, driven by the Delta and the Omicron variants, is causing fewer deaths than previous surges-but more waves could be building as update
8, December 2021. The GIZ Employment and Skills for Eastern Africa (E4D) program through the Consortium of E360 Group Limited and LMS Certification Services Ltd have today launched a project to suppor
Mariana Mazzucato and Jayati Ghosh, LONDON - Despite multiple technological breakthroughs in the fight to control COVID-19, twice as many people died from it in 2021 compared to 2020. The Omicron vari
Today, during the 4th Galien Forum Africa held in Dakar, Senegal, prominent African scientists demanded increased regional scientific cooperation and investment in healthcare research, in response to
Kampala, Uganda|12/07/2021-The Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC jointly announced that 756,000 Johnson Johnson vaccines purchased under the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative have landed in U
Abuja, 7th December 2021 - African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is formally breaking ground for the construction of the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) today in Abuja, Nigeria. The Cen
By Checky Abuje TradeMark East Africa jointly with the Government of Kenya through the Ministries of Health (MOH) and the East African Community (MEAC) have launched a massive vaccination drive target