Gavi to establish a global stockpile of mpox vaccines
In response to the escalating mpox crisis across Africa, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has unveiled several new initiatives designed to...
Tanzania confirms first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease
Tanzania has confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease, after laboratory tests were carried out following reports of cases...
Uganda declares Ebola outbreak
The health authorities in Uganda today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus was confirmed...
Ghana prepares for Marburg disease outbreak
The government of West African state of Ghana has announced it is swiftly setting up preparations for a possible outbreak...
DR Congo’s 14th Ebola outbreak is over
The Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months...
The world’s first pill to treat COVID-19 set for approval
Merck and Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics today announced that the submission of an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) application to the...
White House confirms plans to nominate Africa CDC head to lead PEPFAR
The White House has confirmed that President Joe Biden will nominate Dr. John N. Nkengasong as Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator of...
NAFDAC raises alarm on the use of anti-inflammatory drugs
Late October 2020, Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it received a report about...
Nigeria announces second confirmed case of COVID-19 coronavirus disease
The Nigerian government through the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) today announced it has confirmed a second case of...
[DOWNLOAD] WHO’s guideline on how to prevent the spread of coronavirus in workplace
The World Health Organisation has published guidance on how to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a workplace...
