Category: Health Care
Dozens Arrested in South Africa Riots Following Zuma’s Imprisonment
Protests against the jailing of former South African president Jacob Zuma spread from his hometown to the country’s main economic hub of Johannesburg Sunday. Shops in Johannesburg were looted overnight and a section of the major M2 highway was closed a…
Malawi’s Survey Confirms AstraZeneca Vaccine Efficacy
In Malawi, a survey by the Ministry of Health to help ascertain the efficacy of AstraZeneca vaccine has shown its effectiveness in fighting the coronavirus. The survey was based on current hospital admissions of COVID-19 patients across the country.Th…
Oxfam: 11 People Die of Hunger Each Minute Around the Globe
Anti-poverty organization Oxfam said Thursday that 11 people die of hunger each minute and that the number facing faminelike conditions around the globe has increased six times over the last year.In a report titled The Hunger Virus Multiplies, Oxfam sa…
Government-backed Militias in Burkina Faso Accused of Abuses
The attack in Burkina Faso last month that killed 160 civilians was in retaliation for activity by pro-government civilian militias in the area, according to Human Rights Watch.In the daytime, Daouda Diallo is a scientist. By night, he is one of Burki…
Gunmen Kidnap Staff and Baby from Northwest Nigerian Hospital
Gunmen kidnapped up to eight people, including the one-year-old child of a nurse, from a hospital’s staff residential quarters in northwest Nigeria, while assailants simultaneously attacked a nearby police station, police and hospital officials said. K…
At Least 43 Migrants Drown in Shipwreck off Tunisia, Red Crescent Says
At least 43 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, while another 84 were rescued, humanitarian organization the Tunisian Red Crescent told Reuters on Saturday.The boat that set off from…
WHO Calls for Urgent Action to Slow COVID-19 Spread in Africa
The World Health Organization is calling for urgent action to stem the rapid spread of COVID-19 across Africa, which is being fueled by a surge of more contagious variants of the disease. Latest reports say COVID-19 cases in Africa have been rising by …
WHO Says Africa Facing Third COVID Wave, Driven by Variants
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that the African continent is facing a surging third wave of COVID-19 cases, driven by new and faster variants of the coronavirus that causes it.During a virtual briefing, WHO Regional Director for Af…
