Emergencies
HumAngle’s Emergencies Desk focuses on emergencies such as disease outbreaks, flooding incidents, natural disasters, post-election violence, breaking reports of large-scale abductions/ killings, and so on.
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Rural Communities Are Not Safe From COVID-19 Pandemic, MSF Warns
An international humanitarian medical organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has cautioned against the belief, in some quarters, that COVID-19 cannot…
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COVID-19: Doctors Demand Protection For Medics In Chad
Chad’s National Order of Medical Doctors has raised an alarm against the lack of protective equipment for medical personnel in…
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COVID-19 May Lead To Devaluation In CFA Zone In Central Africa Region – Central Bank
The negative effects of COVID-19 on the economies of the member countries of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community,…
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Study Says Kano Deaths Linked To COVID-19, Experts Worry Over Community Transmission
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and a group of health experts have linked the mass deaths in Kano…
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Human Rights Of Nigerians Under Siege With Infections Diseases Bill – Experts
With the coronavirus pandemic keeping nations on their toes, governments are seeking ways to control spread. On its part, the…
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6 Die As Plane Carrying Medical Supplies Crashes In Somalia
At least six people have died after a small cargo plane carrying medical supplies ‘crashed’ near Bardale airport, Southwest region…
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COVID-19: Panic As Nigerians Storm Banks, Streets In Frenzy Following Easing Of Lockdown
Although the government wanted a gradual easing of the lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic, many Nigerians in Lagos and Abuja…
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Health Facilities Must Be Kept Running To Treat Non-COVID-19 Illnesses ― MSF
Healthcare facilities must be kept in operation to treat people with illnesses aside from COVID-19 during the pandemic, Médecins Sans…
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COVID-19: How Safe Is It To Relax Lockdown In Nigeria?
Five weeks of strict lockdown, especially in Lagos and Ogun states as well as the Federal Capital Territory FCT) will…
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Cameroon Unveils New COVID-19 Economic Relief Packages, Rejects Gift From Opposition
The Prime Minister and Head of Government of Cameroon, Dr Dion Ngute, on Friday announced economic incentives aimed at alleviating…
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