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Africa To Receive First Batch Of Monkeypox Vaccine From South Korea
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed the continent has received its first donation of monkeypox vaccine from South Korea. The first batch of 50,000 doses would be given to health workers and people living in the hardest-hit areas like Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria. There have been…
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Has The Ebola Outbreak Come To An End In Uganda?
Health officials in Uganda have confirmed that the last known Ebola patient in Uganda has been discharged from the hospital, raising hope that the outbreak could end sooner than previously thought. Uganda’s latest outbreak has recorded 142 infections and 56 deaths since it first made news in September 2022. The Ebola outbreak was first confirmed…
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6,068 Nigerian Doctors Move To UK In 7yrs
Between 2015 and 2022, no fewer than 6,068 medical doctors have moved to the United Kingdom. This is according to data obtained from the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom. The data showed that the total number of Nigeria-trained doctors who migrated to the UK as of August 30, 2022, stood at 10,096. Nigerian…
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What To Know About The Monkeypox Outbreak DRC
Since early May 2022, countries in Africa have reported confirmed cases of Monkeypox and in no time, the virus had moved out of the continent to America. On October 10, America’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 26,577 cases of monkeypox had been identified in the U.S. The virus seemed to have…
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Is Africa Battling A Likely Spread Of Ebola Virus In 2022?
On 23 April 2022 health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case was confirmed, setting the precedence for other cases both in the country and neighboring states. So far, more than 20 cases have been confirmed, while new reports confirm that a likely outbreak is brewing in Uganda. Ugandan…
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Find Out How Much World Leaders Have Pledged To Fight AIDS, TB And Malaria
The United States of America just hosted a conference to discuss global funding for the fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. “This is an investment that will save another 20 million lives, and reduce mortality from these diseases by another 64% in the next four years,” said US President, Joe Biden. The fund, a public/private…
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Uganda Confirms Ebola Outbreak After Recording First Casualty
The World Health Organization and the government of Uganda have announced an Ebola outbreak following the death of one patient in the Mubende District of the country. The confirmed case, a 24-year-old man, passed away on Monday, days after contracting a rare Sudan strain of the virus, the government and the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Nigeria Water Sanitation and Hygiene Analysis B
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Nigeria Water Sanitation and Hygiene Analysis