WHO urges equitable COVID-19 vaccine access to widen reach in Africa
Africa urgently needs more COVID-19 vaccine supplies as deliveries begin to slow down and initial batches are nearly exhausted in some countries. The continent has so far administered 7.7 million vaccine doses mainly to high-risk population groups. Forty-four African countries have received vaccines through the COVAX Facility or through donations and bilateral agreements, and 32 […]
Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination gains pace, nearly 7 million doses given
Nearly 7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa, where after months of waiting on the side-lines for vaccines, many of the first wave of countries to start campaigns are rapidly vaccinating high-risk groups. Countries have accessed vaccines through the COVAX Facility, bilateral deals and donations. Altogether 38 African countries have received more […]
Public health experts elated with COVID-19 vaccine delivery, assure Nigerians of vaccine effectiveness and safety.
When Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines, government officials and stakeholders heaved a sigh of relieve. For Dr Osagie Ehanire, Nigeria’s Minister of Health, “It is a feeling of relief and elation that at last we are joining the community of nations who can vaccinate their citizens […]
Countries gear-up to kick all forms of polio out of Africa, once and for all
To rapidly and sustainably stop outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in African countries, a modified vaccine, known as novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV) is now being rolled out. Africa made history on 25 August 2020with the African Region Certification Commission for Polio Eradication independently certifiing that the Region was free […]
Call for review of the African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes
The African CDC is calling on qualified healthcare providers, researchers, laboratory staff, or pharmacists with experience diagnosing infectious diseases and prescribing antimicrobial therapies to provide feedback back to the African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes and to serve as members of an External Review Group. The External Review Group will be […]
West African health ministers in joint fight against Ebola
Ministers of Health from Guinea – which is combating a new Ebola outbreak – and neighbouring countries have agreed on a unified front to combat the virus that re-emerged about three weeks ago. The meeting was opened by His Excellency, the Prime Minister of Guinea, Dr Ibrahima Kassory Fofana in Guinea’s capital, Conakry on 2 […]
Angola becomes the first country in Eastern and Southern Africa region to receive COVAX vaccines against COVID-19
Angola today received 624,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine from the Sérum Institute of India as part of the COVAX initiative, which aims to ensure the equitable distribution of vaccines against COVID-19 worldwide. With this first batch of vaccines, estimated at about 10 per cent of the country’s first phase vaccine needs, the Government will […]
COVID-19 Africa Update 01.03.2021
Over 3.8 million confirmed #COVID19 cases on the African continent – with more than 3.4 million recoveries & 103,000 deaths cumulatively. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: http://arcg.is/XvuSX
ICAN Health Facility Process Indicators
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a significant burden globally, with millions of patients affected each year. These infections affect both high- and limited-resource healthcare settings, but in limited-resource settings, rates are approximately twice as high (15 out of every 100 patients versus 7 out of every 100 patients). Furthermore, infection rates within certain patient populations, including […]