Health

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of approximately R5 billion ($288 million) to the government of South Africa, as the country battles one of the largest COVID-19 caseloads in the world. South Africa confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on 5 March 2020 …

Public hospitals in Madagascar said they’ve reached full capacity and will only accept patients with the most severe forms of Covid-19 as cases surge in the Indian Ocean island nation. President Andry Rajoelina earlier this month reimposed a lockdown on the country’s central region until July 26 as the five …

The number of people infected with the coronavirus across the world rose surpassed 14.7 million, of which at least 609 thousand people have died, according to Johns Hopkins. In the US, the epicenter of the disease, the number of infections rose by more than 56 thousand to over 3.83 million. …

The Ghanaian National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised the citizens to take advantage of the many dams, streams, and valleys to cultivate and consume more vegetables to help boost their immune systems against COVID-19. Newsmen quoted Mr Hussein Elyasu, the Sissala East Municipal Director of the NCCE, giving …

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 can detect and interpret warning signs and rapidly mobilize …

A doctor arrested after writing an article about Egypt’s fragile health system. A pharmacist picked up from work after posting online about a shortage of protective gear. An editor taken from his home after questioning official coronavirus figures. A pregnant doctor arrested after a colleague used her phone to report …

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has embarked on a 14-day self-isolation after an encounter with a person within his close circle tested positive for coronavirus. the Information Minister, Kojo Nkrumah, in a statement on Saturday, July 4, said Akufo-Addo’s move was in compliance with COVID-19 protocols and the advice of …

The nurse started crying when describing her work at a Johannesburg hospital: The ward for coronavirus patients is full, so new arrivals are sent to the general ward, where they wait days for test results. Already 20 of her colleagues have tested positive. “A lot, a lot, a lot of …

The United States’ COVID-19 emergency aid to Nigeria rose to 41.3 million dollars (N15.5 billion) as of Thursday, according to the Department of State. This represents an additional 11.3 million dollars (N4.2 billion) compared with the 30 million dollars (N11.2 billion) assistance to Nigeria announced by the U.S. in May. …

The number of people infected with the coronavirus across the world rose towards 10.7 million, of which around 516 thousand have died. In the US, the epicenter of the disease, the number of infections rose by more than 50 thousand in the last 24 hours, the most since the epidemic …