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Coronavirus: U.S. Government Donates 336,000 Single-dose Johnson & Johnson Vaccines to Mozambique

by TOA CorrespondentCOVID-19 From the Weekend HEALTHSeptember 25, 2021September 25, 2021

Today, at the Mavalane International Airport in Maputo, the United States government donated 336,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to the Mozambican Ministry of Health. Because the…

U.S. Donates Tuberculosis Testing Machines Worth $1 Million to Ethiopia

by TOA CorrespondentEastern Africa HEALTHSeptember 9, 2021September 9, 2021

Today, the United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), donated 46 cutting-edge tuberculosis (TB) testing machines – worth $1 million – to the people of Ethiopia….

Forastero, Criollo & Trinitario: Cocoa beans in Ivory Coast

by Atlanta MahantaBusiness HEALTH Western AfricaSeptember 8, 2021September 10, 2021

The Republic of Ivory CoastCapital: YamoussoukroPopulation 23.7 millionArea 322,462 sq km (124,503 sq miles)Major languages French, indigenous languagesMajor religions Islam, Christianity, indigenous beliefsLife expectancy 52 years (men), 55 years…

South Africa’s Rainbow cuisines gains “Global Fame”

by Atlanta MahantaCentral Africa Eastern Africa Food HEALTH Northern Africa Southern Africa Western AfricaSeptember 3, 2021September 3, 2021

Countries such as France, Italy and China are too often on the podium for world cuisine. There are, however, wonderful food cultures everywhere, like South Africa’s rainbow nation. Southern Africa…

Nigeria health workers take jabs to rural areas

by TOA CorrespondentHEALTH Western AfricaSeptember 3, 2021September 3, 2021

As Nigeria aims to boost the number of people vaccinated against the coronavirus, health authorities have been taking jabs to small villages outside urban areas. On Wednesday, a group of…

Covid-19 cases in Africa surpass 7.72 million: Centers for Disease Control

by TOA CorrespondentCOVID-19 HEALTHAugust 30, 2021August 30, 2021

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 7,721,121 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialised…

Call for experts to join Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens

by TOA CorrespondentFrom the Weekend HEALTHAugust 22, 2021August 22, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) today issued an open call for experts to serve as members of the new WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO)….

Cote d’Ivoire declares first Ebola outbreak in more than 25 years

by TOA CorrespondentFrom the Weekend HEALTHAugust 15, 2021August 15, 2021

The Ministry of Health of Cote d’Ivoire today confirmed the country’s first case of Ebola since 1994. This came after the Institut Pasteur in Cote d’Ivoire confirmed the Ebola Virus…

WHO Statement on advancing the next series of studies to find the origins of SARS-CoV-2

by TOA CorrespondentCOVID-19 HEALTHAugust 13, 2021August 13, 2021

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has been working with Member States and the scientific community to better understand how this pandemic began so that we can be…

What does the UN climate report mean for Africa?

by TOA CorrespondentHEALTHAugust 10, 2021August 10, 2021

A report by a United Nations scientific panel, released on Monday said the world’s climate was changing at ‘unprecedented’ levels adding that humans are to blame. The report warned of…

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