African Development Bank approves $27 million to boost African Union’s COVID-19 Response Initiative
The approval comes on the heels of a meeting of the extended Bureau of the AU Conference of Heads of State and Government with Africa’s private sector on 22 April 2020 The African Development Bank (http://www.AfDB.org) on Friday 24 July…
Global experts call for a radical health policy shift in post COVID-19 Africa
Global health experts and practitioners at a policy webinar hosted by the African Development Institute (ADI) called for a “Marshall Plan on Inclusive Health in Africa.” There is an urgent need for inclusive health policy in Africa – one that…
Nigeria, 11 other African nations experiencing COVID-19 local transmission—WHO
…As continent sees more than 600 confirmed cases Fresh report from the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti has shown that not less than 12 African nations have started experiencing domestic transmission. The report also…
(Special Report) Lafarge handling of index n-COVID19 case: A review, lessons
In the beginning and without wasting time, Lafarge Africa Cement did not hide or wait for crisis to escalate in owing up, but swiftly faced the crisis by not only assembling and quarantining n-COVID19 (Coronavirus) index contacts, but also going…
See Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as good economic investment, WHO tells Africa
The regional leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on African leaders to begin to see Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as good economic investment considering the inherent risks in poor health system in parts of the continent. WHO…
Many death caused by Diabetes due to ignorance, lack of knowledge–WHO
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that “So many death caused by Diabetes is due to ignorance or lack of knowledge on it”. WHO averred that there is an emerging epidemic of diabetes that can…
