Cases of COVID have plummeted in Africa and deaths are declining for the first time since the Omicron-dominated fourth wave of the virus reached its peak, the UN said Thursday.
Jan 20, 2022
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A COVID-19 antibody survey conducted in Sierra Leone is the first nationally representative investigation of COVID-19 seroprevalence conducted on the African continent and presents evidence of large-scale underreporting of ...
Dec 21, 2021
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The African continent might not reach the target of vaccinating 70% of its 1.3 billion population against COVID-19 until the second half of 2024, a target many of the world's richer countries have already met, the World Health ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Africa is set to see diabetes cases more than double to 55 million by 2045, the biggest increase across the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday.
Nov 11, 2021
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Just two percent of the population, or less, have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus in half of the countries in Africa, the World Health Organization said on Thursday,
Sep 30, 2021
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In public health, an important goal of vaccination and immunization is to reach population or herd immunity. This is why the term comes up often in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. And it helps to be clear about what it ...
Aug 12, 2021
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Coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43 percent in the space of a week, driven by a lack of intensive-care beds and oxygen, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Jul 15, 2021
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Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic, but the worst is yet to come as the third wave gathers pace on the continent, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
Jul 8, 2021
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Midwives could prevent 4.3 million infant and maternal deaths each year by 2035, but only if critical shortages are addressed.
May 20, 2021
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More than 1.5 billion doses of anti-COVID vaccines have been injected into people's arms around the world, six months after the vaccination drive started, according to an AFP count.
May 18, 2021
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