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Africa CDC raises alarm over continent’s infectious diseases outbreaks
“The African continent as a whole faces what we call a syndemics; a combination of emerging infectious diseases. We are ...
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“The African continent as a whole faces what we call a syndemics; a combination of emerging infectious diseases. We are ...
Tanzania, Eritrea and Burundi were the only countries on the continent yet to begin vaccinating their citizens against COVID-19.
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...The target of the NVAP programme is to help countries identify, assess and track new variants of the novel coronavirus.
The Director, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), John Nkengasong, discusses Africa’s COVID-19 journey, challenges and prospects.
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“The continent is better prepared today than it was one year ago," the Africa CDC chief said.
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The Nigerian government had announced that at least 100,000 doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines will arrive the ...
The continent behaved as one indivisible unit in fighting the virus, with leaders working together to impose lockdowns, enforce mask ...
Hauwa Ojeifo was recognised for her work in promoting gender equality, Global Goal #5
The Africa CDC says the death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 23, 839 as of Wednesday.
As of Friday morning, about 195,729 of the 414,011 infected persons have recovered.
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WHO is collaborating with Africa CDC to tackle the numerous health challenges facing the continent.