Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of a vaccine to combat mpox, making it the first African country to receive a batch amid the current outbreak of disease that used to be called monkeypox. The country began the process to secure the vaccines well before it was declared a global health emergency by the World Health … Read more
Mumbai: Clirnet announces a collaboration with multiple African Medical Associations. The company believes this partnership heralds a new era in advancing healthcare education. The collaboration aims to equip African healthcare professionals (HCPs) with seamless access to cutting-edge tools for enhancing medical learning. The initiative, which comprises 75 CME sessions from clinical experts, is designed to … Read more
Shubman Gill takes selfie with Lion during African safari Source link
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Starting Dec. 31, the United States will lift travel restrictions from eight countries in southern Africa. The restrictions were first announced in late November in response to concerns about Omicron, the new highly contagious variant of COVID-19. Omicron was … Read more
Covid variants may be mutating inside people with suppressed immunity. Source link
Dr Angelique Coetzee, the South African doctor who first spotted the new Covid variant Omicron, says the patients seen so far have had “extremely mild symptoms” – but more time is needed before we know the seriousness of the disease for vulnerable people. Watch her tell the BBC’s Andrew Marr how patients in South Africa … Read more
As African countries get the vaccine, Newsbeat speaks to two people who’ve grown up with Malaria. Source link
African countries have struggled to get vaccines, but some now plan to throw away thousands of doses. Source link
NHS Test and Trace says 44 cases confirmed in Wandsworth and 30 probable is ‘significant’ number. Source link
Door-to-door visits are starting in eight neighbourhoods in England to try to halt the spread. Source link