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A preliminary analysis by WHO has revealed that only 27 per cent of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Six of every seven COVID-19 infections in Africa go undetected due to low testing capacity, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed.

A nurse receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Kampala. Uganda last month started the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination in the country (PHOTO /UNICEF) KAMPALA —Africa marked its worst pandemic week ever, surpassing the second wave peak during the seven days ending on 4 July 2021. Yet, as the COVID-19 cases climb sharply, there are signs of progress on vaccine deliveries to the continent. COVID-19 cases have risen for seven consecutive weeks since the onset of the third wave on 3 May 2021. ...

Vaccine hesitancy in many parts of Africa has emerged as a potent threat to efforts to mitigate COVID-19 and could considerably counteract wider move to contain the pandemic, despite significant gains made to control the disease in the continent. There is consensus among a cross-section of health experts from the continent that the fight against COVID-19 must address the pockets of apathy and reluctance that now threaten to derail mitigation of the disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) d...

English News and Press Release on World about Health and Epidemic; published on 03 Jun 2021 by WHO

As the risk of a surge in COVID-19 cases increases, African countries must urgently boost critical care capacity to prevent health facilities from being overwhelmed. This comes as vaccine shipments to the continent grind to a near halt. Weak observance of preventive measures, increased population movement and interaction as well as well as the arrival […]

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Africa urgently needs 20 million second doses of COVID-19 vaccine Format 27 May 2021 Brazzaville, 27 May 2021 – Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to get second doses to all who received a first dose within the 8—12-week interval between doses recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). A single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine gives around 70% protection for at least 12 weeks. Data on the protection from one dose af...

A blockage on supplies and financial challenges are delaying Africa’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and risk curtailing plans to significantly expand the continent’s rollout later this year. Vaccine deliveries to Africa through the COVAX facility ground to a near halt in May as the Serum Institute of India diverted doses for domestic use. Between February and May the continent received just about a quarter – 18.2 million – of the 66 million expected doses through COVAX. “As people livi...

English News and Press Release on World about Health and Epidemic; published on 20 May 2021 by WHO