Sudan: Polio Programme Accelerates Efforts to Respond to New Polio Outbreaks in Sudan and Yemen

"The recent vaccine-derived polio outbreaks confirmed in Yemen and Sudan are consequences of increasingly low levels of immunity among children. Each outbreak has paralysed… Read more »

Africa: Medical Marijuana - a Clinical Handbook Brings the Science of Cannabis to Wider Audience and Describes Risks and Benefits of Cannabis-Based Medicines

Medical Marijuana: A Clinical HandbookBy Samoon Ahmad, M.D., and Kevin P. Hill, M.D., M.H.S.Publisher: Wolters KluwerPublication Date: September 9, 2020Price: $69.99ISBN:… Read more »

Africa: Leading Cancer Treatment Recommendations From NCCN Now Available in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish

Gold standard clinical practice guidelines in oncology translated for greater global accessibility; free online at NCCN.org/global. Read more »

Africa: 44,000 People Registered As Missing On the Continent, Nearly Half of Them Children

As 30 August marks International Day of the Disappeared, nearly 44,000 people across Africa are registered as missing with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at a… Read more »

Libya: Covid-19 and Conflict Collide in Libya, Deepening the Humanitarian Crisis

GENEVA, 20 August 2020 / PRN Africa / -- War-torn Libya's COVID-19 cases have increased more than 15-fold in less than two months, spiking from 571 in June to more than 9,000… Read more »

Africa: ICRC - 600 Violent Incidents Recorded Against Healthcare Providers, Patients Due to Covid-19

More than 600 incidents of violence, harassment or stigmatization against healthcare workers, patients and medical infrastructure in relation to COVID-19 cases have been recorded… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - Call for Proposals to Enhance Covid-19 Response

The British Embassy Nouakchott announces a call for project proposals under the FCO's COVID-19 Enabling Fund. Read more »

Africa: New Ihme Covid-19 Forecasts for Sub Saharan Africa Find Mask-Wearing and Other Prevention Measures Could Prevent Nearly 75,000 Deaths By December 1

Deaths Could Range from 85,688 to 180,273, Depending on Prevention Measures Read more »

Africa: Coalition Launches $100 Million PPE Initiative for Africa's Community Health Workers

- COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAFA) airlifting nine 747 cargo loads of masks and other PPE to 12 countries in first round Read more »

Africa: Tradeshift and Raindew Trade Launch a U.S.$1.5 Billion Initiative to Revive Supply Chains in Africa

Tradeshift, a leader in supply chain payments and marketplaces launched a ZAR25 billion ("USD1.5 billion") COVID-19 Instant Supplier payment scheme for businesses in South Africa… Read more »

Africa: World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) Publishes - 'The Wfh Guidelines for the Management of Hemophilia, 3rd Edition'

Led by content leads, Alok Srivastava, MD, and Glenn Pierce, MD, PhD, WFH Vice-President, Medical, this 3rd edition of the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) Guidelines for the… Read more »

South Africa: Direct Relief Joins Solidarity Fund to Help South Africans Overcome Covid-19 Crisis

Organization Donates $1 Million, Serves as U.S. Fiscal Agent for Solidarity Fund Read more »

Kenya: Call for Bids for Personal Protective Equipment

The British High Commission Nairobi is inviting bids from reputable and competent service providers to supply comprehensive Personal Protective Equipment. Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho - Call for Bids for Covid-19 Community Fund

The British High Commission Maseru is inviting NGOs and established community-based organisations to bid for small grant funding of up to M100,000 for COVID-19 projects. Read more »

Africa: IFC Invests $5.6 Billion for Private Sector Development in Africa and the Middle East More Than $500 Million to Address the Covid-19 Pandemic

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, committed $5.6 billion to private sector development in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa in fiscal year 2020, supporting businesses… Read more »

Kenya: IFC Announces $50 Million Loan to Equity Bank to Support Kenyan SMEs During Covid-19

NAIROBI, Kenya, 22 July 2020 / PRN Africa / -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a $50 million loan to Equity Bank Kenya to help it increase working capital… Read more »

Africa: World Brain Day 2020 'Moves to End Parkinson's Disease'

On July 22, World Brain Day is dedicated to raising awareness to improve the lives of those with Parkinson's Disease and their caregivers Read more »

Uganda: Humanitarian Aid - EU Announces €24 Million in Uganda Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The EU will provide €24 million in humanitarian assistance for the most vulnerable people in Uganda in 2020, with a special focus on refugees and their host communities. In… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: IFC Invests €25 Million in NSIA, Helps Finance Businesses in Côte d'Ivoire During COVID-19

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a €25 million, one-year senior loan to NSIA Banque Côte d'Ivoire (NSIA), allowing the bank to extend new… Read more »

Africa: Translated Tool From NCCN Measures Mental Health 'Temperature' of People With Cancer

The NCCN Distress Thermometer enables discussion and treatment of distress as part of routine care for people with cancer. This free resource is now translated into 46 languages… Read more »

Ghana: IFC Provides Funding to Nyaho Medical to Expand Access to Quality Healthcare in Ghana

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a $5.2 million loan to Nyaho Medical Centre to support the Ghanaian health care provider's expansion outside Accra and the… Read more »

West Africa: A Conflict Without Borders Continues to Play Out in the Sahel

When the outbreak of COVID-19 led to a global ceasefire, the fighting in the Sahel region continued unabated. In the Liptako Gourma region, which straddles Burkina Faso, Mali and… Read more »

Africa: Launching the Decade of Action During COVID-19

Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe, UK Acting Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at HLPF opening session Read more »

Africa: Johns Hopkins Reports Promising Clinical Data in COVID-19 ARDS Treated With Cellenkos' Cord Blood T-Regulatory Cells

Physician-investigators at Johns Hopkins University Hospital report on the promising data of treatment of COVID-19 induced acute respiratory distress syndrome with allogeneic, cord… Read more »

Africa: Vaccine Against Ebola - Commission Grants New Market Authorisations

Today, the European Commission adopted the decision granting marketing authorisations to the company Janssen, a Johnson & Johnson company, for a vaccine against Ebola. The… Read more »