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Africa: Africa to Adopt New Covid-19 Strategies
The Herald, 8 December 2020
In responding to the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called upon all African countries to adopt best practices,… Read more »
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South Africa: Seasonal Sniffles - How a New Pollen Tracking Effort Can Help Manage Allergies in South Africa
spotlight, 8 December 2020
For people with pollen allergies, South Africa's pollen season can cause annoying runny noses, and in some more serious cases, asthma attacks. Yet, until recently, pollen levels… Read more »
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Africa: Progress On Vaccines Gives Us All A Lift - WHO Chief Tedros
WHO, 4 December 2020
The pandemic still has a long a way to run and decisions made by leaders and citizens in the coming days will determine both the course of the virus in the short term and when this… Read more »
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Africa: Landmark Alliance Launches in Africa to Fight Covid-19 Misinformation
The Herald, 8 December 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) on December 3 launched a new alliance, the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), to coordinate actions and pool resources in combating… Read more »
Africa to Adopt New Covid-19 Strategies Amid Vaccine Initiative
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called on all African countries to adopt best practices, strategies, guidelines and recommendations to handle the Covid-19 pandemic, in response to the second wave of the outbreak across the continent, The Herald reports. World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, meanwhile, said that decisions made by leaders and citizens in the coming days will determine both the course of the virus in the short term and when the pandemic will ultimately end. "With vaccines now being introduced, it's really important that they are distributed equitably around the world. A new hundred-hundred initiative - a major sprint by WHO, UNICEF, World Bank, Global Fund and Gavi - aims to help 100 countries conduct rapid readiness assessments and country-specific plans within 100 days for vaccines and other Covid-19 tools," he said. As of December 8, Africa has confirmed 2,274,653 cases of Covid-19 of which 54,130 proved fatal and 1,937,295 resulted in recoveries.
InFocus
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As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
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In his keynote address, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina called for strong leadership, a shared sense of collective responsibility, the better harnessing ... Read more »
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Nearly 5 million of Africa's 7 million aviation and tourism industry-related jobs have been lost in 2020. Africa's aviation industry represents a huge market that the continent's ... Read more »
