Health

By John Ikani Health Authorities in South Africa have reported a 60 percent daily spike in Covid-19 infections between Wednesday and Thursday. The development sparked fears of a possible fifth wave as 9,757 new cases were...

By John Ikani A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing the total number of confirmed cases to three, since the 14th Ebola outbreak was declared...

Beijing closed dozens of subway stations and expanded Covid restrictions on Wednesday, constricting movement around the Chinese capital despite logging only dozens of daily cases. China has been battling its worst coronavirus flare-up since the early...

By John Ikani  The first African plant manufacturing Covid vaccines says it may have to shut down production due to lack of demand. The pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharmacare, which has been producing Johnson & Johnson vaccines...

By Ere-ebi Agedah The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to curb an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Two people are known to...

By Ere-ebi Agedah A former regional virologist at the World Health Organisation, WHO, Prof. Oyewale Tomori has stated that Africa’s over-dependence on foreign countries for vaccines is dangerous to the health of the continent. According to...