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[New Times] Rwanda Development Board (RDB) is banking on festive season events to revitalise the MICE (Meetings, Inceptives, Conferences and Events) industry which has been much affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
President-electJoe Bidenwill reportedly nominate Rep.Marcia Fudgeas Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The appointment of HUD secretary would make Fudge the second Black woman to lead the agency. Politicoexclusivelyreportedon Tuesday that sources confirmed that Biden would select the Ohio Democrat. A formal announcement is expected later in the week. She is the second Black person […]
The post Biden to select Rep. Marcia Fudge to lead housing agency appeared first on DefenderNetwork.com.
[allAfrica] As of December 9, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 2,286,768. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 54,520 and recoveries 1,954,729.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) - Canada yesterday approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and said initial shots will be delivered and administered across the country starting next week, while every Canadian will be able to be inoculated as early as the end of September.
The article Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine, expects inoculations next week appeared first on Stabroek News.
A broad-based coalition of civil rights and community groups and a coalition of African American women are not letting up in their appeals to Governor Gavin Newsom to appoint an African American Woman to replace Kamala Harris in the United States Senate. While nearly 2500 have signed an online petition at Change.org last month […]
Mbabane — In its effort to accelerate Rwanda's green growth development initiative, its local businesses encouraged their Italian counterparts to invest in the East Africa region.
Two webinars, organised by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) as part of an agreement between the Italian and Rwandan ministries of environment, were held this month.
Kiiza was speaking during the Jun. 10 webinar that targeted major stakeholders, such as institutions, entrepreneurs, investors, developers etc., who have a key role in the green growth and sustainable development of their country's economy in both Italy and Rwanda.
In the virtual discussion, REMA Deputy Director-General Faustin Munyazikwiye urged business people to embrace green investment to help the country meet its climate action plan and achieve its Vision 2050 -- Rwanda's growth plan to achieve high-income status.
According to Claudia Beretta, who works on a project that is focusing on private sector engagement with GGGI, the Government of Rwanda does not leave out the word 'green' when talking about development.
The Government of Rwanda has finally endorsed civil registration services at health facilities around the country where designated members of staff can legally register events such as births and deaths.
The Order gives powers to the Cell Executive Secretary, based on the information provided by the head of the Village where the event took place, to register births and deaths that \"occur in places other than a health facility for persons having known civil status.\"
The revised law, among other things, states that an officer of a health facility has the power of civil registrar to record births and deaths that occur there.
The approved Order of the Minister in charge of civil registration who is the Minister of Local Government - among others, specifies the officer of the health facility who has that power, his or her responsibilities and the modalities for performance of such responsibilities.
Why Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) is important
Civil registration as defined by the UN is the continuous, permanent, compulsory and universal recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events, such as birth and death, of the population in accordance with the law.
Hundreds of families at Parkway Gardens on the South Side received free traditional Thanksgiving meals with all the trimmings at an event facilitated by non-profits Related Affordable Foundation, Equality Should Be Normal (ESBN), and Chefs Friends for Justice. The groups joined together to provide more than 1,000 meals from Goat Group led by Stephanie Izard […]
[New Times] Lord Stuart Polak, a member of the United Kingdom House of Lords has called on the UK government to bring to book genocide fugitives who are still roaming in the European country.
Zambia has formally requested a financing arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to deal with its debt crisis, the Fund said in a statement on Tuesday. The IMF is “currently assessing this request,” it said. The administration of President Edgar Lungu released a photo showing him in a meeting with officials of the IMF...
The post Zambia requests for cash from IMF to help navigate debt crisis appeared first on Face2Face Africa.
Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert appeared to lose a tooth during a press conference Tuesday. The fiery representative was having... View Article
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MINISTER of state in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn says Jamaicans accepting personal responsibility for protecting their own health is a major factor in overall wellness.Speaking at the opening of the Life Store Wellness Boutique on Constant Spring Road in St Andrew yesterday, the state minister said this is a necessary mindset that needs to be adopted, along with a change of lifestyles and habits.
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is back in the middle of Capitol Hill's confusing COVID-19 negotiations, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would send a $600 direct payment to most Americans but eliminate a $300-per-week unemployment benefit favored by a bipartisan group of Senate negotiators. The offer arrived Tuesday with the endorsement of the top House Republican and appeared to demonstrate some flexibility by powerful Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. But Democrats immediately blasted the plan over the administration's refusal to back the partial restoration, to $300 per week, […]
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[WHO] Twenty-two (22) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2644 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, one hundred and ninety-four (1194). To date, six hundred and ten (610) patients have recovered and been discharged, including fifteen (15) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is five hundred and eighty-one (581) and three (3) deaths.
“My deepest sympathies are extended to the people of Ghana upon the death of former President Jerry Rawlings.\"
The post Congresswoman Waters’ Statement in Memory of Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Kebili local hospital saw one more death from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing fatality numbers in the region to 88 since the outbreak of the virus.
U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) was elected the 27th Chair of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) today. Immediately following the vote, she said: “It is the honor of a lifetime to be voted by my peers to lead the Congressional Black Caucus in the 117th Congress. Right now, our nation is facing three pandemics that have disproportionately impacted the … Continue reading \"Beatty Elected Congressional Black Caucus Chair\"
[New Times] Rwanda's Under 17 men's football team, will start their group B campaign against Tanzania at the upcoming Cecafa tournament at Umuganda Stadium, in Rubavu district in the Western province.
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have begun releasing plans on their inauguration ceremony set for January 20.
11 June 2020 -- Eighteen (18) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1790 samples tested today.
This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four hundred and ninety-four (494).
The number of active cases is a hundred and seventy-nine (179) and two (2) deaths.
The new cases are related to the Rusizi cluster and repatriated Rwandans, and have been isolated and contacts traced.
Withholding information related to contact tracing or COVID-19 symptoms, jeopardises public safety and will be punished in accordance with applicable laws.
