Health
AMCOW, AUC and the Government of Namibia to hold continental water and sanitation conference
ABUJA, Nigeria, November 17, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) with the African Union Commission (AUC)...
Read moreDetailsBill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and UNICEF Announce $150 Million Guarantee to Support Access to Vaccines and Health Supplies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
New four-year commitment will help UNICEF procure COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines; mitigate the pandemic’s disruption of routine immunization; and...
Read moreDetailsWHO announces plan for ‘profound transformation’ following sexual abuse allegations in DR Congo
The suffering of survivors of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by World Health Organization staff during the tenth Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Parliamentarians unpack Africa’s Sanitation problem
By Laetitia Badolo OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, 19 October 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Access to water and sanitation remains a luxury for most...
Read moreDetailsBill & Melinda Gates Foundation Commits up to $120 Million to Accelerate Access to COVID-19 Drug for Lower-Income Countries, Calls on Other Donors to Mobilize Resources
Financial commitment aims to secure dedicated, low-cost supply of molnupiravir, if the drug is authorized by regulators; builds on long-term...
Read moreDetailsAfrica’s future is at Hand – Safe access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene is needed more than ever
By Mrs Fatima Maada Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone, Africa Champion for Sanitation and Hygiene LAGOS, Nigeria, October 19,...
Read moreDetailsLenmed leverages SAP best practices for rapid onboarding of new acquisition
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 23, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- In the midst of a pandemic, there’s no time to waste in...
Read moreDetailsMeet Africa’s New Generation of Health Innovators
DAKAR, Senegal/GENEVA, Switzerland, 16 September 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) and Speak Up Africa, have announced Conrad Tankou, CEO, GIC...
Read moreDetailsNARD Strike: Court Fixes Sept 17 For Ruling, As Parties Agree To Negotiation
The National Industrial Court has fixed September 17 to rule on the application of jurisdiction and contempt of court, filed...
Read moreDetailsOnly 2% of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in Africa
More than 5.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered globally, but only 2% of them in Africa, said World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom...
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