Uganda Ramps Up Efforts with Trial Vaccine Amid Ebola Outbreak in Kampala
Uganda is intensifying its response to the recent Ebola outbreak in Kampala by preparing for the deployment of a trial vaccine. As part of efforts […]
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Sierra Leone launches nationwide Ebola Vaccination campaign for health workers
On Thursday, December 5, Sierra Leone began vaccinating thousands of health workers and other high-risk individuals against Ebola, marking a significant step in preventing future […]
Rwanda Launches Vaccine Trial to Combat Marburg Virus Outbreak
Rwanda has initiated a trial of an experimental vaccine against the Marburg virus in response to an ongoing outbreak that has claimed 12 lives since […]
Uganda to destroy 6.7 million euros worth of out-of-date Covid-19 vaccines
The Ugandan authorities are to destroy 5.6 million out-of-date doses of Covid-19 vaccine, worth an estimated 6.7 million euros, according to a report presented to […]
BioNTech’s first African messenger RNA vaccine production center inaugurated in Rwanda
BioNTech’s first messenger RNA vaccine production center in Africa, the “BioNtainer” – so named because it is made from recycled containers – has been inaugurated […]
Cape Verde extends HPV vaccination to boys
Now, “to enable gender equality and equity and prevent HPV-caused cancers in boys, the Ministry of Health will extend vaccination to boys aged 10 to […]
South Africa: one death from cholera, a first in 15 years
A 24-year-old man has died of cholera in South Africa despite the fact that the country has not had a death linked to the infectious […]
Cholera outbreak in Mozambique killed a total of 37 people
“The victims are among the 5,260 cases registered by Mozambican authorities at a time when the country is going through a period marked by illness […]
Angola begins administering fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine on next Monday
The Angolan Minister of Health announced the beginning, on next Monday, of the fourth booster dose of the vaccine against Covid-19, a disease with more […]
Malawi needs cholera vaccine
Malawi has asked the United Nations for more cholera vaccines in an attempt to contain an epidemic that has already killed 128 people and could […]