The South African government said it plans to vaccinate about 50 million people representing 67% of its population before the end of the current year. The info was given on January 3 by the health minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize during a press conference on the national vaccine rollout strategy. The …
Read More »Chad Battles Chikungunya Virus as 8,000 People Affected
More than 8,000 people have been affected in less than a month by chikungunya virus disease in Abéché and Adré, two major cities in eastern Chad, the Health Minister Dr. Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul (pictured) announced. First diagnosed on August 14 in a 62-year-old patient, chikungunya continues to spread in the …
Read More »