EQUITABLE, SAFE & EFFICIENT VACCINES, ON A GLOBAL LEVEL

by Atlanta MahantaHEALTHMagazine HighlightsNovember 25, 2021December 1, 2021

Interviewee: DR. ANDREI BACIU Secretary of State within the Ministry of Health of Romania Interviewer: ATLANTA MAHANTA, Sr. Multimedia Journalist, THE TIMES OF AFRICA Q. Has COVID-19 influenced Romania’s decision…

4th Wave predicted in South Africa as Covid-19 cases rise

by TOA CorrespondentHEALTHSouthern AfricaNovember 24, 2021December 8, 2021

An analysis of wastewater indicated that the coronavirus cases in South Africa are beginning to climb the positivity rate, with many areas reporting a consistent prevalent graph. This was further…

Open burning of waste: time for urgent action

by TOA CorrespondentHEALTHNovember 8, 2021November 8, 2021

Open burning of waste discussed for the first time at COP26, as global engineering collaboration and partners call for an end to the practice; More than a million premature deaths…

Uganda’s Ministry of Health, with support from KOICA and WHO launches 5- year project

by TOA CorrespondentFrom the WeekendHEALTHOctober 10, 2021October 10, 2021

 The Government of Uganda with support from the Government of Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a five-year project to improve…

WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk?

by TOA CorrespondentHEALTHOctober 7, 2021October 7, 2021

The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400,000 people a year, mostly African children. The…

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

by TOA CorrespondentCOVID-19From the WeekendHEALTHSeptember 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 AfricaHEALTHSeptember 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 MahantaBusinessHEALTHWestern 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 AfricaEastern AfricaFoodHEALTHNorthern AfricaSouthern AfricaWestern 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 CorrespondentHEALTHWestern 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…