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[Nation] With women constituting more than 70 per cent of the nursing workforce globally, health reforms targeting nurses could greatly benefit them.
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.
Nairobi — While coronavirus pandemic has impacted nearly all sectors of the economy globally, horticulture remains among the worst hit in Kenya with reduced demand for flowers which has seen several farms across the country reduce their workforce by more than 50 percent.
A study by Hivos People Unlimited dubbed Hivos Rapid Assessment 2020 on the Impact of COVID-19 on women workers in the horticultural sector in Kenya reveals the harsh impact felt by some of these workers in the wake of coronavirus which had infected 1,348 people and killed 52 by May 26.
The study was conducted in 12 flower farms located in the outskirts of the capital Nairobi, Rift Valley, and Mt. Kenya regions with 71 women workers out of the initial target of 100.
One-third of the farms had retained their workers but on a two-week rotational work schedule and in one of the flower farms, workers were reduced from 500 to 180 with 100 of them sent on unpaid leave.
Nonetheless, COVID-19 has affected the sector and according to the Kenya Flower Council, it currently operates less than 10 percent of its normal operations with the closure of European markets which usually receives 70-75 percent of the produce.
Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang has expressed outrage at the shooting death of six-year-old Cloey Brown in Trelawny on Monday. “We are deeply saddened by Cloey’s murder, and we strongly condemn the use of children, women and the...
Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, gave the update on Sunday on his Twitter handle.
However, on Sunday, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health said three of them have tested positive for COVID-19.
In addition to the new positive cases recorded in Lagos, three more COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in the state.
This brings the total deaths from COVID-19 to 36 in Lagos State.
The commissioner urged Lagos residents and particularly those who recently returned to the country to cooperate with the COVID-19 response team as may be desirable at all times and in all circumstances.
A number of countries have already gotten the ball rolling and will soon be issuing vaccination passports, which would help citizens travel internationally
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has temporarily suspended trials of hydroxychloroquine from its global study into experimental Covid-19 treatments, saying that its experts need to review all available evidence to date.
The UN health agency in March launched a multinational trial on a variety of repurposed drugs to kick-start the search for a treatment for Covid-19.
Speaking on Monday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that in light of a paper published last week in the Lancet that showed people taking hydroxychloroquine were at a higher risk of death and heart problems, there would be “a temporary pause” on the hydroxychloroquine arm of its global clinical trial.
He said the concern related only to the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for Covid-19, adding that the drugs are accepted treatments for people with malaria and auto-immune diseases.
The US National Institutes of Health is also running a clinical trial to establish whether the drug, administered with the antibiotic azithromycin, can prevent hospital admissions and death from Covid-19.
The Gauteng Health Department has been posting myth busters regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s to separating the truth from the tale.
[Monitor] With 50 per cent of donated 964,000 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines already used up, pressure is mounting on the government to get in more doses even after India suspended exports.
Instead, the Tanzanian government has pushed its 'prescription,' which include, drinking plenty of water and taking local herbs, which they claim can combat the coronavirus.
The African Union obtains 270 Million coronavirus vaccines in efforts to surmount the second wave of the pandemic.
[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- Twenty-one countries have experienced three consecutive years of zero indigenous cases of malaria since 2000. Ten countries where malaria once raged have been certified free of malaria by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
...dons warn FG against mass vaccination plan
• Reps set to revisit bill mandating vaccines for Nigerians
• FG places six-month ban on 100 travel...
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The week-long vaccination will be conducted from May 22.
\"We are in a race between the virus that is going to continue to mutate in order to spread more easily and the humanity that has to try and stop its spreading,\" said WHO’s technical lead on Covid-19, Maria Van Kerkhove.
South Africa has been nominated over the entire spectrum of the travel and tourism industry at the 2021 World Travel Awards.
[Premium Times] According to her, the Pfizer vaccine and the AstraZeneca one were presently being negotiated so that poor countries don't have to stand in a queue behind rich countries.
HEALTH and development have a symbiotic relationship, thus a healthy nation has high potential to develop. Johannes Marisa In 2007, the World Health Organisation (WHO) proposed a framework describing health systems in terms of six building blocks which include health workforce, service delivery, health information systems, essential medicines, financing and leadership. A robust health system should always strive to make sure that the building blocks are in order. A well-trained health workforce is a pride of the nation. Zimbabwe has trained some of the finest medical personnel who have traversed the world today. In 1963, Zimbabwe, then Rhodesia, became one of the most respected countries in Africa when the School of Medicine was opened. Among our neighbours, Zimbabwe was the second to open a medical school after South Africa which started in 1918. Zambia started in 1970, Malawi (1991), Botswana (1999) and Namibia (2009). Sadc has benefited from the health workforce coming from Zimbabwe. The health delivery system was strengthened in our country but brain drain creeped in, leaving many hospitals unmanned. During our days at medical school, we used to get payouts. It was of course government money which many students never came to pay back until today. Government was investing in health. The question today remains: What then went wrong resulting in a mass exodus of the cadres that government trained? In 2020, the University of Zimbabwe churned out about 183 medical graduates with National University of Science and Technology (Nust) sending out about 24. It is a pity today that the 2013 job freeze is haunting new graduates who are forced to hustle on the streets. Some of the graduates were absorbed into the system. Each central hospital received about 16 graduates who are working as junior resident medical officers. The numbers are significantly low considering the important roles that the junior doctors play. If the country is not to compromise the quality of healthcare, especially at central hospitals, junior doctors should be in good numbers considering that they are the ones who man the casualty and outpatients departments. All procedures surrounding the admission of a patient are done by these cadres, including taking blood to the laboratory and following up of results in order to expedite patient treatment. I understand that there is a job freeze, nevertheless, the medical industry is a delicate one, hence it ought to have staffing levels that are prepared for any catastrophes. In the midst of COVID-19, it is prudent for the country to have enough critical staff to avoid a quandary if things become worse. The third wave is threatening to attack everyone in the world and Brazil is one country that has lost hope of COVID-19 victory as both morbidity and mortality are increasing everyday. The monstrous virus is ravaging that country at an alarming rate, culminating in virtually all aspects of life being in tatters. If medical graduates are allowed to roam the streets in a country like Zimbabwe where both the doctor-
[Monitor] Emerging evidence has linked the smoggy skylines being observed in several towns and cities across the country to high levels of pollution.
At the Second Women of the Diaspora Summit which took place on February 11, 2021, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Olivia Grange, said Jamaica remains committed to removing “obstacles that prevent women from contributing to economic activity.”
Africa has recorded successes on many levels which are often ignored by global media -- and we need to embrace and celebrate our unique contribution to the world.
The outbreak of Covid-19 has once again revealed global perceptions of Africa.
A report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) stated that between 300,000 and 3.3 million Africans could lose their lives due to Covid-19.
Beyond the narratives of doom and gloom, Africa has recorded successes on many levels which are often ignored by global media.
These states thus have the moral authority to promote democracy and human rights on the continent and beyond....
