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Liberia Opens Its First-Ever Medical Oxygen Plant

Liberia has just commissioned its first-ever medical oxygen plant at Star Base on Bushrod Island to tackle health cases. The …

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Study Finds That Hair Straightening Chemicals May Increase Risk Of Uterine Cancer

Women who have used hair straightening chemicals, or relaxers, may be at higher risk of developing uterine cancer.           Women who …

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Uganda To Deploy Ebola Vaccine In 2 Weeks – WHO 

Vaccines developed by the U.S.-based Sabin Vaccine Institute and Oxford University “are ready to be shipped” to Uganda in 2 …

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WHO To Try Two Vaccines For Rare Ebola Virus Strain

In order to stop the spread of Ebola, Uganda and the WHO intend to test two Ebola Sudan virus vaccines.        …

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Scientists engineer mosquitoes that can’t spread malaria

Scientists have genetically modified mosquitoes with the ability to slow the growth of malaria-causing parasites. Scientists have genetically modified mosquitoes …

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Oldest Patient Yet Cured Of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant – Researchers

The oldest patient yet has been cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant for leukemia, researchers reported on …

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WHO To Rename Monkeypox, Publishes Guidelines On Vaccination

WHO had published guidelines on vaccination against Monkeypox and also published recommendations for governments regarding case detection and control of …

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Scientists Discover A New Molecule That Kills Even The Deadliest Cancer

Recently, a tiny group of people with rectal cancer saw their disease vanish after experimental treatment. It was a very …

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Monkeypox Virus Outbreaks Are Containable – WHO

The virus can cause symptoms include a high temperature, aches, and a rash of raised spots. Monkeypox can be contained …

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WHO Approves China’s COVID-19 Vaccine

The World Health Organisation on Thursday authorized the use of Chinese manufacturer’s CanSinoBIO’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. It is the third …

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President Biden Mourns 1 Million Americans Dead From Covid-19

The president is hosting an international Covid Summit at the White House to determine how nations should act to combat …

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Former President Barack Obama Tests Positive For Covid-19

Former President Barack Obama is “feeling fine” after contracting covid. Though Covid-19 cases have continued to fall across the country, …

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New York State to Drop Indoor Mask Mandate This Week

New York Governor Kathy Hochul plans to end her state’s mask mandate for most indoor public places on Wednesday (Feb …

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Covid-19: Consultation on Health Staff Mandatory Vaccines Delayed In Northern Island

The Department of Health in Northern Ireland says it has yet to publish a consultation on mandatory vaccines for new …

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US Army Begins Discharging Soldiers Who Refuse Covid Vaccine

Army secretary reveals that the move is essential for combat readiness after vaccination was made mandatory for service members in …

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Africa’s Covid-19 Death Rate Highest In the World – WHO

Africa has the highest rate of people killed by Covid-19 in the world so far, the World Health Organisation warns. …

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Cyprus Researcher Discovers New COVID-19 Variant

A researcher in Cyprus has been said to discover a new strain of the coronavirus this weekend. Leondios Kostrikis, professor …

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Cloth Masks Not Good Enough To Fight New COVID-19 Variants -Researchers

As new COVID-19 variants spread across the country, health authorities are once again guiding people to stay indoors and mask …

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WHO Warns That Delta and Omicron Variants Are “Twin Threats”

As more and more countries register record numbers of infections the World Health Organisation, WHO, warns that both Omicron and …

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US President Joe Biden Announces End to Covid-Related Southern Africa Travel Bans

President Joe Biden formally announces that he will lift a ban this week on travel from South Africa and other …

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Ghana: Covid-19 Vaccine Won’t Be Compulsory But Will Be Required To Access Government Services

The government is considering a health policy that would make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory. When this policy becomes operational, people …

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US Approves First Injectable Drug to Prevent HIV Infection

People at risk of getting HIV will now have an injectable option for pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep) after the US regulator …

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Ghana Borders to Remain Closed To Prevent Fourth Wave of Covid

Ghana’s land borders will remain closed indefinitely to prevent a potential fourth wave of Covid-19 infections in the country. President …

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UK Records First Omicron Death

The United Kingdom has recorded the first death of a patient infected with the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus. On …

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WHO Worries Over Fast Spread of Omicron

The World Health Organisation said that the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, is more transmissible than the Delta strain and reduces …

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Fully Vaccinated South Africa President Ramaphosa Tests Positive for COVID-19

Ramaphosa, 69, who is fully vaccinated, contracted the contagion on a day the country recorded a new high of 37,875 …

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AU Kicks Against Travel Ban on African Countries Due To Omicron Variant

Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has said the travel ban on southern African countries due to …

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Vaccinated California Man First in the US to Test Positive for Omicron

A person in California who had been vaccinated against Covid-19 became the first in the United States to have an …

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China Promises to Help Africa Fight Covid 19

China has promised to help African countries overcome the shock of the Covid 19 pandemic and the effects of global …

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Nigeria Confirms Two Cases of Omicron Variant

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday morning confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in the country. …

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Rwanda Suspends Flights To Southern Africa States

The government in Rwanda has announced new measures that include the suspension of flights to and from southern African countries. …

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Scientists Call For Greater Vaccination Efforts as World Scrambles To Contain Omicron

As countries around the globe scrambled to contain a new Covid-19 variant called omicron, scientists have said they are unsurprised …

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World Health Organization Describes New ‘Omicron’ Variant of Virus

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new coronavirus variant to be “of concern” and named it Omicron. It …

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WHO Hold Emergency Meeting over New Covid Variant in SA

The World Health Organization (WHO) is due to hold a special meeting on Friday to consider the significance of a …

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UK Imposes Travel Restrictions on Six African Countries As New COVID-19 Variant Emerges

The UK government has imposed temporary travel restrictions on six African countries following the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant …

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Unvaccinated Kenyans to be Denied Government Services

The Kenyan government plans to introduce a directive next month to prevent citizens who haven’t been vaccinated against Covid from …

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University of Oxford Scientists Start First Human Clinical Trials of New Vaccine against Ebola

The first human clinical trials for a new vaccine against Ebola have started at the University of Oxford in the …

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Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters Are ‘Immoral’ and ‘Unfair’ – WHO Chief

Distributing Covid-19 vaccine booster shots in some countries while inoculations across Africa lag is “immoral,” according to the director-general of …

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US to Reopen Its Borders after 20 Months of Covid Restrictions

The United States reopens its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against COVID-19, ending 20 months …

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Britain Approves Covid-19 Pill Developed By Merck

Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed …

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WHO Approves Indian Home-Grown Covid-19 Shot for Emergency Use

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it has approved Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech’s home-grown Covid-19 vaccine for …

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Over 117 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Africa

As of October 31, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,491,839 while over 117,311,369 vaccinations have been …

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Kenya Receives 990,990 Doses of Pfizer Vaccine from the US

The Ministry of Health thanked the US for the donation, saying it will ensure people who received their first dose …

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Moderna to Supply Africa With Up To 110 Million Doses of Covid 19 Vaccine

Moderna says it will make up to 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries. Tuesday’s announcement …

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BioNTech to Open First Vaccine Hub in Rwanda

BioNTech, which with Pfizer created one of the world’s most widely used Covid-19 vaccines, says the plant will have an …

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Researchers in Uganda Start Trials for HIV Injectable Drug

Uganda has kickstarted a trial for the injectable HIV drugs cabotegravir and rilpivirine. Researchers and those living with HIV say …

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US Surgeons Successfully Test Pig Kidney Transplant in Human Patient

For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s …

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South Africa Rejects Russian Sputnik Vaccine over HIV Fears

South Africa’s health products regulator said it would not approve Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine due to concerns it could …

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