During the early stages of the pandemic, while the rest of the world grappled with the devastating effects of the pandemic, Africa seemed untouchable. Many theories were circulating that the novel Coronavirus would thaw under the African heat. The worry, though, was that the largely derelict health infrastructure in Africa would further under the pandemic’s […]
By Nana Yaw @theherbal_hyper The Ghana Health Service took to their Twitter page explaining the need to pay attention to critical global health issues like Neglected Tropical Diseases, gradually increasing the poverty rate among the vulnerable population as we put in efforts to fight COVID-19 The World Health Organisation formally recognizes at least twenty-one Neglected […]
ANALYSISBy Anthony Idowu Ajayi The introduction of antiretroviral drugs has resulted in a remarkable decline in mother-to-child transmission of HIV. New infections among children declined by 52% worldwide and 55% in sub-Saharan Africa between 2010 and 2019. This is why universal screening of all pregnant women for HIV is so important. If all pregnant women were screened and treated, the risk […]
Africa is seeing a marked increase in Covid-19 cases as a second wave of infections sweeps across the continent. Despite initial success in containing the pandemic, infections have been growing rapidly in December in a number of countries. Authorities in 47 African countries have registered an average of 73,000 new COVID-19 infections per week since […]
As of December 31, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 2,728,817. Reported deaths in Africa reached 64,771 and 2,278,265 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases – 1,039,161 – and 28,033 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (437,332), Tunisia (137,216), Egypt (136,644), Ethiopia (123,856), and Libya (99,935). For the latest totals, see […]
