Healthcare

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 …

322 people diagnosed with cholera in various parts of Bauchi state, says health official A cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria has claimed 20 lives, a health official said. Aliyu Maigoro, …

AstraZeneca’s Africa PUMUA Initiative is a collaboration with Ministries of Health, local health providers, healthcare societies and respiratory health experts to redefine asthma care in Africa. World Asthma Day theme …