Healthcare

Russia has confirmed the first two cases of the omicron coronavirus variant in the country in travellers who returned from South Africa, health authorities said Monday. The Russian public health …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the first cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the country. Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, who disclosed this in a …

Africa is seeing a rise in deliveries of vaccine doses to the continent, but only one in four of its health workers has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the World …

Scientists in South Africa are studying a recently identified new coronavirus variant of concern, stoking fears the country may face a potentially severe fourth wave that could spread internationally. The …

WHO, with support of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and its COVID-19 Vaccines Working Group, is reviewing the emerging evidence on the need for and timing …

It will take Africa much longer to control COVID-19 on the continent than we previously thought because of the very limited rates of vaccination that we have, Dr John Nkengasong, …

BioNTech has agreed between Rwanda and Senegal to open the first manufacturing facility to produce messenger RNA for vaccines as part of its expansion into the African continent. Germany’s biotechnology …

The global home healthcare market has witnessed significant growth during the pandemic. This is mainly attributed to the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic situation has led to the shortage of …

The South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has ordered the country into stricter lockdown regulations, as the government gears to tackle the third wave of COVID-19 cases. The President on Tuesday …

Pharmaceuticals – drugs used to prevent or treat human and animal diseases – are essential for health and well-being. But the increasing use of these drugs means that remnants of …