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Accra – Ghana, the first country in the world to receive COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility, kicked off its vaccination drive on 1 March 2021, making its rollout among the longest-running in Africa. Despite the […]

Country demonstrates that an AIDS-free generation is possible, says Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. Brazzaville, Geneva, Nairobi: Botswana has become the first high-burden country to be certified for achieving an important milestone […]

Study shows pronounced scarring of the lungs due to impaired immune response Berlin, 30.11.2021 – In the majority of patients with severe COVID-19, the lungs scar to an unusually high degree. This is shown by […]

World Health Summit with hundreds of global health experts officially opened Berlin, 24 October, 2021 – On Sunday evening, the 13th World Health Summit officially opened in Berlin and online. The prevailing topic: Lessons learnt […]

Certain immune cells that people have produced in the past against cold coronaviruses boost the immune response against SARS-CoV-2 – both during natural infection and after vaccination. This is shown by researchers from Charité – […]

Brazzaville, 22 July 2021 – Following eight consecutive weeks of a fast-moving surge, new COVID-19 cases in Africa have slowed down, driven by a sharp drop in South Africa which accounts for the bulk of the […]

Brazzaville, 17 June 2021 – COVID-19 cases in Africa are surging by over 20% week-on-week as the continent’s third wave gains pace and nears the first wave peak of more than 120 000 weekly cases recorded […]

Brazzaville, 10 June 2021 – As COVID-19 cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccines are increasingly scarce, 47 of Africa’s 54 countries—nearly 90%—are set to miss the September target of vaccinating 10% […]