08-Jun-2022 to 10:59
US donates condoms to Namibia amid shortage fears
APA-Windhoek (Namibia) — The United States has donated over 6.9 million condoms and 2.6 million lubricants to Namibia to help ease a shortage of the contraceptive in the southern African country.
Read more07-Jun-2022 to 12:03
Kenya food processing firms urged on safety standards
APA-Nairobi (Kenya) — Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe is urging food processing companies operating in the country to observe the highest standards of production to ensure better health and well-being of the population.
Read more01-Jun-2022 to 16:51
Monkeypox spreading across Africa
APA - Brazzaville (Congo) — Since the beginning of the year until mid-May, the World Health Organization (WHO) says it has recorded nearly 1,400 cases, including 1,392 suspected and 44 confirmed cases.
Read more01-Jun-2022 to 14:34
AU reviewing bids to host AMA headquarters
APA - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) — The headquarters of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa is hosting on Wednesday the first ordinary session of the Conference of States Parties to the African Medicines Agency (AMA).
Read more27-May-2022 to 12:36
Africa CDC calls for increase in surveillance against monkeypox
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) — The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday called on African countries to increase surveillance against monkeypox, a virus currently spreading in Africa.
Read more27-May-2022 to 12:34
Ramaphosa hopes ‘monkeypox stays away from S/Africa’
APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — President Cyril Ramaphosa says he hopes that monkeypox will spare South Africa in view of the fact that the country is still smarting from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read more24-May-2022 to 18:11
Ethiopia's Gebreyesus re-elected WHO Director General
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) — Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday re-elected the Ethiopian head of the body for a second five-year term as Director General.
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