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NIAMEY, Niger, 24 August 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Start Network has raised £200,000 to help fight the cholera outbreak in Niger’s ...

Bubonic plague putting young lives at risk in DR Congo: UNICEF

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August 25, 2021

A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is putting young ...

Côte d’Ivoire: Ebola vaccination of high-risk populations begins three days after outbreak declared

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August 19, 2021

The vaccination against Ebola of high-risk populations began on Monday in Côte d’Ivoire following the discovery of an outbreak in the country three ...

Côte d’Ivoire confirms first Ebola case in 25 years

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August 17, 2021

A case of Ebola virus has been confirmed in Côte d’Ivoire for the first time since 1994, the country’s Ministry ...

Childhood cancer care in Africa hit hard by pandemic

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August 16, 2021

Nearly 30,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa are believed to have died from cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the ...

WHO supports Guinea after detection of first-ever case of Marburg disease

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August 12, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting Guinea following a confirmed death from Marburg virus disease, the first known case in the country ...

COVID-19 vaccine shipments boost for Africa

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July 30, 2021

After a near-halt of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in Africa, delivers have ramped up in recent months, the UN health agency said on Thursday. NEW ...

Africa CDC, African Union, The Rockefeller Foundation, Clouds Media and the ‘One by One: Target COVID-19 Campaign Join Celebrity Influencers from DRC, Zambia and Uganda to launch:

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July 7, 2021

Africa Covid Champions in DRC, Zambia and Uganda KAMPALA, Uganda, 7 July 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- In order to combat the ...

Merck signs MoU with African Federation of Fertility Societies

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July 6, 2021

Collaboration on training programs and disease awarenessGeneration of scientific evidence related to fertility across Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 6 July ...