Rwanda: Government Pledges Safety as Covid-19 Vaccine Roll Out Nears
[New Times] The Ministry of Health has promised that it will undertake all necessary precautionary measures to ensure that people are safe while being vaccinated for Covid-19.
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Independent panel to review Jalisa McGowan death
SEVEN weeks after the death of 17-year-old Jalisa McGowan under controversial circumstances, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has ordered the University Hospital of the West Indies to “provide a more detailed review of the case ... and to ­...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Records 129 New Infections, Three Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola on Monday announced the report of 129 new cases, three recovered patients and two deaths, in the last 24 hours.
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Judge throws out $120m lawsuit brought by Larry Singh against State over bond - Stabroek News
High Court Judge Nareshwar Harnanan in a recent ruling threw out a lawsuit for $120m brought by businessman Larry Singh, which he claimed was owed by the Ministry of Health for rental of his controversial Sussex Street property which was used as a drug
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Historic Basketball Africa League tips off in Rwanda in May - Voice Online
THE BASKETBALL AfricaLeague (BAL) will launch the league’s historic inaugural season with tip off scheduled... The post Historic Basketball Africa League tips off in Rwanda in May appeared first on Voice Online.
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Africa: Who Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On Covid-19 - 5 March 2021
[WHO] This was a landmark week for COVAX. In total, COVAX has delivered more than 20 million doses of vaccine to 20 countries. In the next week, COVAX will deliver 14.4 million doses to a further 31 countries.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Parliament Declines to Withdraw National Health Insurance Bill
[Independent (Kampala)] Parliament has declined to support a proposal by the Ministry of Finance to withdraw the National Health Insurance Scheme Bill 2019 which is before the house for processing.
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'I Was Put In a Place Where It Was Designed to Drive You Crazy': Remy Ma Opens Up About How Her Husband Papoose Dedicated His Life to Her While She Was Behind Bars
On Sunday’s episode of “Uncensored,” Remy Ma will be revisiting one of the toughest moments of her life: going to prison. In one clip of the TV One
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Southern Africa: SADC Ministers Hail Organisation's Financial Situation
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) expressed satisfaction, Friday, with the financial situation of the organisation, according to Angola's Foreign Minister, Téte António.
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COVID-19 update: 2 488 new cases and 237 deaths recorded in SA
South Africa currently has a cumulative COVID-19 caseload of 1 484 900 along with 47 382 deaths and 1 377 980 recoveries.
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Equal Justice USA Focused on Violence Prevention
S. E. Williams | BVN Executive Editor Equal Justice USA is a national nonprofit working to transform the justice system in states across the country including California, where it joined 34 other organizations in 2019 and pressed state legislators to increase funding to the Califo
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Two women, 81, among four new COVID deaths - Stabroek News
The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed the deaths of four more persons who were infected with COVID-19. The article Two women, 81, among four new COVID deaths appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Rwanda Receives First Covid-19 Vaccine From Covax Programme
[New Times] Rwanda received her first Covid-19 shots on Wednesday, March 3, from the World Health Organization's (WHO) global vaccine sharing scheme, Covax.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Hundreds in city get first COVID-19 shots - Stabroek News
With two COVID-19 vaccination sites functioning in Georgetown, hundreds of persons came forward yesterday to be inoculated, with one simply saying “I just want to be safe,” and after receiving their doses at State House, President Irfaan Ali and First Lady Arya Ali have urged all those eligible to
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Sputnik COVID vaccines arrive - Stabroek News
Twenty-five thousand doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Guyana on Friday. The article Sputnik COVID vaccines arrive appeared first on Stabroek News.
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COVID vaccines and accountability - Stabroek News
With the death toll from COVID-19 at 207 and most likely understated, the urgency of ensuring herd immunity through vaccination remains a pressing issue. The article COVID vaccines and accountability appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Sierra Leone announces Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plans  
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 March 2021: President Dr Julius Maada Bio yesterday held a meeting with development partners and the diplomatic community in the country to talk about the successes of Sierra Leone in the fight against COVID-19, and his government’s plan to roll out vaccination throughout
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Systemic Racism & Health Care: Building Black Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccine
… Jim Crow laws affecting African Americans' ability to receive … — and watched these African American men die, and give … Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman who thought she … to news reports where African Americans are presenting themselves to …
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Facebook Pitch As Force For Good Not Hate
CANBERRA, Australia — Facebook has conceded that the internet needs new road rules but wants to keep its billions of users in the driver’s seat. Whether governments choose to tighten online debate or private companies do it, don’t assume people can’t be trusted, the social media giant’s spin doctor
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Seniors in care homes on standby for COVID vaccination
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that it is compiling a list of senior citizens in care homes to be on standby to get access to COVID-19 vaccines,while it gives priority to frontline healthcare workers and members of the security...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Guinea: Four Die in Suspected Ebola Outbreak in Guinea
[Nation] Freetown -- Guinean authorities on Saturday said four people had died from suspected Ebola virus complications, sparking fears of the return of the deadly viral disease in West Africa, four years after the world's largest outbreak of the disease in the sub-region.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Trinidad begins COVID vaccinations - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) In a landmark move in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, 100 frontline healthcare workers were the first to be inoculated as the Ministry of Health began its first phase of vaccinations at the Couva Multi-Training Facility
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Rwanda to Continue Using Coartem to Treat Malaria - RBC
[New Times] Although one component of coartem, a drug used to treat malaria is weakening, there are no plans to discontinue its use because its effectiveness is currently undisputable.
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Rwanda to Continue Using Coartem to Treat Malaria - RBC
[New Times] Although one component of coartem, a drug used to treat malaria is weakening, there are no plans to discontinue its use because its effectiveness is currently undisputable.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On Covid-19 - 15 March 2021
[WHO] Today marks 10 years since the start of the crisis in Syria. WHO continues to work on the ground with our partners to deliver services and supplies, protect public health and to support a network of more than 1700 health facilities.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Mysterious Murder Of Nigerian Beauty Queen And PhD Student In Philadelphia Raises Questions
Najeebat Sule was shot and killed while sitting in her car in front of her home.
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Kenya Keeps Kinanie Athi River Leather Park Dream
[Nation] An animated Dr Issack Noor stands in an ankle deep layer of dust explaining why the government has already sunk Sh1.2 billion in Kinanie leather park in Athi River and plans to pour in Sh15.8 billion more.
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Source: allAfrica.com
The CDC Says Racism Is A Public Health Threat. Here's What It Means
The CDC has declared racism a 'serious threat' to public health. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones, who worked for the CDC and now studies race and health at Emory University.
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COVID-19: Saint Lucia Records Seven New Cases - St. Lucia Times News
Press Release:-  Today Monday April 12, 2021 the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation from the Ezra Long Laboratory of 7 new cases of COVID-19. This is from a total of 180 samples taken during the period April 9, 2021 to April 11, 2021. These samples were processed on April
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No COVID variants found in samples tested - Anthony - Stabroek News
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on Wednesday informed the Ministry of Health (MoH) that the samples sent to the laboratory for  gene sequencing show  no trace of any of the new COVID-19 variants that have been circulating around the
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