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COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of COVID-19 vaccine delivery. The global initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi the Vaccine Alliance and The Coalition for…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and WHO are to build the second phase of the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) in Juba, South Sudan. The groundbreaking ceremony was presided over by Honorable Hon. Elizabeth Acuei Yol,…

All is set for  Nigeria to receive 16 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines before the end of February. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, said on…

French Multinational pharmaceutical company, Sanofi is teaming up with Pfizer and BioNTech to produce 100 million doses of the rival COVID-19 vaccine — even as Sanofi works to push its own programs through clinical testing. After…

Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,  on Monday, disclosed that four Nigerians had tested positive for the highly contagious United Kingdom, UK, COVID-19 strain. Ihekweazu, who disclosed the at…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Africa is in danger of being left behind in COVID-19 vaccination as prices spike due to competition in other regions. Matshidiso Moeti, the agency’s regional director for Africa, gave…

The United States of America is set to play its leading role in global health again as President Joe Biden yesterday (January 20), halted Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO), The Executive Order to restore…

The African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) established by African Union Chair President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday reported to a special meeting of the AU Bureau of the Assembly that it has secured a provisional 270 million…

Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has says the country will soon  get 42 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to cover one fifth of its population. Faisal Shuaib, executive director, NPHCDA, disclosed…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has gone into self-quarantine after learning that a guest at a charity dinner he attended tested positive for coronavirus, his office said Wednesday, October 28. "President Cyril Ramaphosa has…