01/03/21 Procurement corruption darkens Africa’s COVID-19 fight
UNICEF dispatched additional 21 Emergency Drug Kits (which include personal protective equipments) to contribute in equipping the identified #COVID19 isolation centres in Addis Ababa. Copyright: UNICEFEthiopia/2020/NahomTesfaye, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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Kenyan Senate Health Committee is investigating misuse of over US$69 million COVID-19 funds
But COVID-19, expert says, offers Africa the opportunity for building resilient healthcare systems
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ANALYSIS: One year after, five gaps in Nigeria’s management of COVID-19
Nigeria recorded its first case of COVID-19 a year ago. 7 min read
It is exactly 12 months since medics were summoned to what became the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Since then, over 155,000 infections have led to more than 1,900 deaths.
While Nigeria, like most African countries, has not suffered from the worst effect of the pandemic, unlike its European and American counterparts, the Nigerian government has made some blunders and faced some challenges in managing the virus. PREMIUM TIMES highlights five of those challenges.
It was a Thursday afternoon on February 27, 2020, when authorities announced that an Italian tested positive for the disease, two days after he flew into the country via a Turkish airline that landed at the Lagos airport.
Professor Akii Ibhadode is a distinguished Professor of Manufacturing Engineering and Shell Professor of Lightweight Automobile Engine Development. He obtained a B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering) in the First Class, University of Lagos in 1981, M.Eng. (Production Engineering), University of Benin in 1984, and a Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Birmingham, United Kingdom in 1987.
Prof. Ibhadode’s unprecedented footprints as a distinguished scholar, researcher and administrator bestride the University of Benin from 1982, and the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE), Delta State where he was the Vice-Chancellor. He has engineered ground breaking researches leading to outstanding innovations that have attracted both local and global accolades. Amongst these accomplishments include:
Experts, however, said the fears expressed are based on myths and conspiracy theories. They, therefore, advise the people to accept the anti-coronavirus vaccine without any qualms.
Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire had earlier revealed that the federal government plans to vaccinate 20 million people against the virus.
He said health workers would be vaccinated first, then the vulnerable and those with chronic illnesses.
But with ongoing controversy in the country around the COVID-19 vaccine, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), the agency in charge of national immunisation has said there is nothing to worry about on the safety and efficacy of the vaccine.
AIMBE Fellowship includes some of the most accomplished and distinguished leaders in the engineering and medical fields.
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Citing important contributions to the development of multifunctional biomaterials and in broadening participation of minorities and women in STEM, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Winston Soboyejo, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Provost and Senior Vice President to its College of Fellows. Soboyejo was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows, which comprises the top two percent of medical and biological engineers in the country.
AIMBE’s mission is to recognize excellence in, and advocate for, the fields of medical and biological engineering in order to advance society. The College of Fellows represent professionals who are regularly acknowledged for their contributions in teaching, research, and innovation and have successfu