Kampala, 09 April 2021 – A mid-term “Progress Report on Enhancing Laboratory Capacity to Combat HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria” shows that substantial improvements in Uganda’s diagnostic services infrastructure in 2018 and 2019. This is including the deployment of point-of-care (POC) diagnostics and increased mentorship and technical support – resulted in significant positive impacts on the […]
Makerere University’s Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences has today launched the Makerere University homegrown COVID-19 Rapid Antibody Test Kits. The COVID-19 Rapid Antibody Test Kits developed domestically aim to address challenges related to affordability/cost using imported items, promote research and innovation in the medical/health field and Makerere University in general. […]
Somalia is staring at another national lockdown as deaths resulting from COVID-19 related deaths continue to rise with the country’s fragile health system unable to manage the situation. Health workers are presenting a grim picture in a country whose public medical system is on its knees due to corruption, lack of qualified staff and lack […]
Dubai, UAE – Emirates SkyCargo to Work with UNICEF for Vaccine Distribution. The parties have signed an agreement to prioritise the transport of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines, medical devices and other critical supplies to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement is the latest in a series of measures undertaken by the freight division of […]
Dar Es Salaam, 11 February 2021– President Uhuru Kenyatta, chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance, announced the progress that has been made in responding to malaria amidst the COVID-19 public health emergency. The third Zero Malaria Starts With Me annual Africa Malaria Progress Report highlights the achievements, challenges, and future directions in Africa’s battle […]
Dubai, UAE, – Today Dubai launches Covid-19 Vaccine Logistic Alliance to speed up distribution around the world, under the directives of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. This is an initiative in support of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) COVAX initiative and […]
Stanbic Bank, Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA), Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda and Nice House of Plastics have joined hands to form a collaborative partnership to promote responsible use and re-cycling of plastic waste and sustainable environmental protection. Formalizing the collaboration at a ceremony signing Memoranda of Understanding, the three companies together with KCCA agreed […]
Juba, South Sudan, 5 February 2020 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) is financing the construction of the second phase of the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) in Juba, South Sudan. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on Thursday, was presided over by Elizabeth Acuei Yol, South Sudan Minister of Health, in the presence of the African […]
Africa must invest in innovative sanitation and wastewater management to achieve development goals – report Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 2 February 2021 – The African Development Bank, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal have released the inaugural Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas of Africa. A tool to benchmark and propel Africa’s progress towards Sustainable Development Goals on safe sanitation and […]
Kampala, 2021- KCB Bank has donated medical equipment worth 12 million shillings to Sanctuary Medical Foundation in Gayaza. The donation comes on the backdrop of a heightened need for in-patient medical equipment and needs for the protection of frontline health center staff. The items donated to Sanctuary Medical Foundation included; 10 Adjustable Adult patient beds […]
The Somaliland Port of Berbera will be one of the distribution points for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and related immunization supplies to the landlocked countries in East and Central Africa after the DP World and UNICEF announced a wide-ranging partnership to support the global distribution. The new partnership – with a multi-million dollar value – is […]
Gro Harlem Brundtland, OSLO – Last January, my fellow Elders Mary Robinson and Ban Ki-moon participated in the unveiling of the Doomsday Clock, the annual indicator of global catastrophic risk published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. In 2020, the clock’s hands moved closer to “midnight” than they have ever been – just 100 seconds away – and they will […]
As Covid-19 cases continue to soar in Somalia, serious discontentment is growing due to the misappropriation of funds within the Ministry of Health in the country. Twelve top officials among them the Director-General in the ministry have already been charged in court and convicted of corruption charges with the Attorney General Seleban Mohamed Mohamud saying they […]