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Giving 110%: Eswatini’s early rollout of COVID-19 vaccines 

Giving 110%: Eswatini’s early rollout of COVID-19 vaccines 

“I didn’t think that I could get COVID out here in my village,” says…
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Giving 110%: Eswatini’s early rollout of COVID-19 vaccines 

Giving 110%: Eswatini’s early rollout of COVID-19 vaccines 

“I didn’t think that I could get COVID out here in my village,” says…
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Mauritius new budgetary measures ensure sustainability of its national COVID-19 vaccination campaign and encourage local manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines to better fight the pandemic

The Minister of Finance presented the 2021-22 Budget on Friday last…
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Blood donation rate falls in Africa in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Blood donation rate falls in Africa in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Brazzaville – Blood donation has fallen by 17% in the African region…
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Drop in blood donations add to maternal health threats in Africa

Drop in blood donations add to maternal health threats in Africa

Brazzaville – Just half of the blood needed for transfusion each year…
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Ethiopia to vaccinate 2 million against cholera in Tigray region

Ethiopia to vaccinate 2 million against cholera in Tigray region

Mekelle – Ethiopia today officially launched a preventive oral…
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Filling the gaps in oral health services in Africa

Filling the gaps in oral health services in Africa

Brazzaville – More than 480 million people in the African region…
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How Senegal prepared for COVID-19 surge

How Senegal prepared for COVID-19 surge

Dakar – As the second wave of COVID-19 infections surged in early…
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Tackling surges in severe COVID-19 cases in Africa

Tackling surges in severe COVID-19 cases in Africa

Accra – Africa has the highest global mortality rate among critically…
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What it means to be more vulnerable to COVID-19: 69-year-old Adwoa Afrakoma shares her story

Diabetic, Hypertensive and suffering from Ulcers, 69 years old Adwoa…
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