Global leaders have fallen short on the Corona Virus (COVID 19) vaccination promise as 70 per cent of people in all countries have still not been fully vaccinated, Oxfam reveals, adding that the persistent gap indicates the massive failings in the global response to the virus. In 2021, the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) […]
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Africa is experiencing its longest-running decline in the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) infections since the onset of the pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. According to a statement released by WHO on Thursday, April 14, infections that were due to the Omicron-driven fourth pandemic wave have dropped from a peak of over 308,000 cases […]
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A brief by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has shown that disruptions to women’s health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic may stall progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of equal health in Africa. The WHO Global Pulse Survey on Continuity of Essential Health Services during the COVID-19 pandemic carried out between Nov. and […]
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The President of the African Union Commission has said the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the structural weaknesses in African health systems. Moussa Faki Mahamat, who was speaking on Thursday, Jan. 20, during a two-day ordinary session of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) of the African Union, said “the COVID-19 pandemic besides its disastrous health […]
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As of Monday, Nov. 8, 138,880 Gabonese have been vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the country’s Committee for the Fight Against COVID-19 (COPIL), the percentage of persons who have received the complete doses of the vaccines now stands at 10.36 per cent while 13.68 per cent have received the first doses of the vaccines. This […]
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Five persons have been reported dead from COVID-19 complications between Nov. 1 and Nov. 4, in Gabon, authorities have said. Three of the deaths were recorded in Libreville, the capital while the two others were in Port-Gentil. Both cities are the most highly affected localities in the country. As of Tuesday, Nov. 2, the Committee […]
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The handing over of the new COVID-19 vaccines was made on Tuesday, Nov. 2, by the Ambassadors of the United States, the African Union, the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the government of the CAR. This new consignment follows an earlier donation of 302,400 coronavirus vaccines by […]
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An analysis has shown that G20 countries have received 15 times more COVID-19 vaccine doses per capita than countries in sub-Saharan Africa. In the analysis, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) commented that this vaccine inequity is affecting African countries. The analysis conducted by science analytics company, Airfinity, shows the severity of vaccine inequity between […]
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The 35th international conference of Bar Councils of Francophone Common Jurisdiction will be held in Libreville, Gabon from Dec. 1 – 3. The conference will deliberate on the theme: “Law and Justice Under the Challenges of COVID-19.” The president of the Gabonese Bar Council, Barrister Lubin Ntoutoume on Monday, Oct. 11, held a meeting with […]
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In a population of over 200 million people, only 1.1 per cent (2.17 million) of Nigerians have received the full dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Data from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) also shows that over 4.9 million people have received one dose of the jab bringing the total number of vaccinated […]
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After COVID-19 broke out in DR Congo in March 2020, the government went to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance to assist its fight against the pandemic. The IMF loaned the country $363 million in April 2020 but to date, the DR Congo government has been unable to give a veritable account of […]
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Nigerians on social media have reacted to the new UK vaccination policy, which fails to formally recognise Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccine certificate, a new vaccine policy has revealed. “Such a waste of effort,” A DJ simply known as DJ Obi commented in an Instagram comment section. Another Instagram user, tomvis53 said “why is the government quiet […]
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