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Africa: Mpox Is Infecting Children in DRC – and Spreading to Uganda and Beyond

[ad_1] Munigi, Democratic Republic of Congo — Health officials in Uganda told Global Press Journal to ignore information provided by health workers at the border. Esther Mwema assumed her 4-year-old son had chicken pox. He was lucky enough to get a medical exam at this camp for displaced people, where many families live in tents and even clean water is at a premium. But the diagnosis was something else: mpox, […]

todayAugust 30, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: Mpox Vaccines – Where They Come From and What Stands in the Way of Distributing Them in Africa

[ad_1] The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO) have declared the latest outbreak of mpox in Africa a health emergency. An epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to neighbouring countries and more than 1,400 new mpox cases were detected in just one week. Vaccination is one of the key strategies to contain the disease. Virologist Anna-Lise Williamson unpacks how vaccines have evolved and who should be first in line in […]

todayAugust 29, 2024 2

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Africa: Malaria Vaccine Breakthrough for Pregnant Women

[ad_1] In a world first, the Sanaria PfSPZ malaria vaccine has been shown to protect expectant mothers from malaria before and during pregnancy. Malaria vaccine breakthrough for pregnant women 29 August 2024 In a world first, the Sanaria PfSPZ malaria vaccine has been shown to protect expectant mothers from malaria before and during pregnancy. Recently published findings in the The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal from a three-armed study in Mali in 2018-2021 on administering a malaria vaccine to women anticipating […]

todayAugust 29, 2024 1

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African Health Ministers, Partners Urge Equitable Access to Critical Tools to Curb Cervical Cancer Threat

[ad_1] Brazzaville — Inequitable access to vaccines and high-performance screening tools is hampering efforts to effectively reduce the growing burden of cervical cancer in the African region, which accounts for the highest rates of new cases and deaths due to the disease. Despite being preventable and treatable through human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and screening, and curable when detected early, cervical cancer remains the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the African region. Of the more than 76 000 cervical […]

todayAugust 29, 2024 2

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Zimbabwe: Tourism Sector Jobs Rise Above Pre-Covid-19 Levels

[ad_1] Leonard Ncube — Bulawayo Bureau THE country's tourism industry is poised for a major turnaround amid positive growth in arrivals and bookings, which has seen the sector's employment levels rising above pre-Covid-19 figures. The global Covid-19 pandemic literally shut down to whole industry after countries imposed travel ban between 2020 and 2022. As a result, thousands of jobs were lost while some operators also closed. However, arrivals and bookings started picking up post Covid-19 lockdown and new job opportunities […]

todayAugust 29, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: Nigeria Becomes First in Africa to Receive Mpox Vaccines – WHO

[ad_1] Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain vaccines aimed at combating the spread of the new strain of mpox virus. On 14 August 2024, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the rise of mpox, formerly monkeypox, a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). Following his announcement, the chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was working with partners to facilitate equitable access to vaccines. The United States […]

todayAugust 29, 2024 2

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Africa: Geingos Advocates for Sexual Reproductive Rights for Africa’s Youth

[ad_1] Former first lady of Namibia Monica Geingos has emphasised the urgent need to champion sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for young people across eastern and southern Africa. Geingos was the keynote speaker at a regional dialogue themed: 'Transforming Futures: Exploring Strategies for Accelerating Collective Regional Actions to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights' last Thursday. Swedish ambassador to South Africa, Namibia and Lesotho Håkan Juholt, hosted the session at the Swedish embassy residence in Pretoria, where […]

todayAugust 28, 2024 2

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Africa: Why the New Public Health Order is Essential for Africa’s 2025-2027 Health Goals

[ad_1] Addis Ababa — African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has remained vigilant throughout the year, despite an ongoing mpox epidemic across the continent. In early August, the WHO and Africa CDC declared an international health emergency after the surge in cases associated with a new strain of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For Africa CDC, this declaration marks a significant milestone, as it aims to address the escalating crisis through a new public health order. […]

todayAugust 28, 2024 2

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Africa: Fewer Car Journeys and More Flights – How Covid-19 Has Changed the Way We Travel

[ad_1] Four years after the outbreak of Covid-19, the pandemic seems like a distant memory for many. Yet its impacts on our lifestyle today are often profound and long-lasting, with many researchers on a mission to quantify it across sectors. As sustainability researchers, we were keen to find out how Covid-19 had affected our transport habits in Europe. Do we now move in a greener, more self-aware fashion, or did the end of the pandemic prompt a rebound effect, ushering […]

todayAugust 8, 2024 1

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