Average number of daily cases over 20 000 in SA’s fourth COVID-19 wave: Phaahla
A medical worker takes a sample for COVID-19 during a community testing. Health Minister, Joe Phaahla says South Africa is…
Kenya: KMPDU Urges Creation of Covid-19 Vaccine Policy to Boost Pandemic Response
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has called on the government to create a COVID-19 vaccine policy…
Covid-19: Angola to start vaccinating children, giving booster doses
Angola will on Thursday begin vaccinating children between 12 and 17 years old against Covid-19, Health Minister Sílvia Lutucuta said…
89 people are killed by mystery disease in South Sudan: WHO taskforce sent to investigate unidentified illness
A World Health Organization (WHO) taskforce has been sent to South Sudan to investigate an unidentified illness which has killed…
Egypt reports 799 new coronavirus cases, 44 deaths on Monday
Egypt reported 799 new coronavirus cases on Monday in a noticeable decline bringing the total infection tally officially to 369,997…
Rwanda: Butaro Cancer Centre to Be Expanded
The Butaro Cancer Centre is currently undergoing expansion works that will increase its capacity from 150 to 250 beds, among…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 879 new cases, 49 deaths reported on Saturday
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday reported 879 new coronavirus cases, 49 deaths, and 454 recoveries. A total…
Rwanda Receives a Million Covid-19 Jabs From Sweden
Rwanda has received one million Covid-19 vaccines from the government of Sweden, a move said to boost the country’s vaccination…
COVID-19 HAD A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON HUMAN RIGHTS, SAYS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SA
Friday marks International Human Rights Day and Amnesty International said the world has changed and adapted to an unprecedented health…
LISTICAL: Countries making Covid-19 vaccines mandatory
Governments have been making Covid-19 shots mandatory for health workers and other high-risk groups, pushed by a sharp upturn in…
Business Unity SA clarifies its position on legal action on Covid-19 vaccines
Business Unity SA (Busa) has clarified its position after labour minister Thulas Nxesi’s comments on the organisation’s reported intention to…
Britain suffers record rise in alcohol deaths during Covid-19 pandemic
The United Kingdom saw a record rise in the number of deaths caused by alcohol misuse last year, which public…
41 attacks on healthcare staff by mental patients prompt new rules
As part of efforts to reduce attacks on staff by mental health patients in public hospitals, the Gauteng department of…
South Africa: Researchers Produce First Look at How Vaccine Deals With Omicron Variant
The Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 provides less immunity to the Omicron variant than to other major…
Omicron COVID-19: Red alert begins, British Airways cancels UK bound flight, passengers stranded, at Lagos Airport
There was momentary confusion Sunday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos following the cancellation of the Lagos-London Heathrow,…
Covid-19: Aids conference in Durban cancels in-person events after delegates test positive
The International Conference on Aids and STIs in Africa (Icasa) in Durban has cancelled in-person attendance after a “number of…
Your Covid-19 questions answered
Will a PCR test pick up if I have the Omicron variant? As scientists and health experts continue to study…
HIV activist vaccinates after Covid-19 scare
The 45-year-old has been living with HIV for 23 years and says she was vaccine hesitant in the early days…
Angola: President Unveils Cardiopulmonary Hospital Complex
Angolan president João Lourenço Tuesday inaugurated the Cardinal Dom Alexandre do Nascimento Hospital Complex for Cardiopulmonary Diseases, previously called Luanda…
China to provide 1 billion Covid-19 vaccines to Africa, says President Xi
CHINESE President Xi Jinping said in his opening remarks at the Eighth Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (Focac) taking place in…