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Zimbabwe: Rural Girls Still Struggle to Get Sanitary Towels
[Zimbabwe Standard] About 72% of schoolgirls in rural areas do not use commercial sanitary wear, resorting to unhygienic means, while 62% miss school every month while menstruating, an official has said.
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Source: allAfrica.com
COVID-19 Resiliency Network App Aims to Help Impacted Communities | The Atlanta Voice
With the pandemic surging, the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN) launched a new mobile app this week to allow minority groups hit hard by the pandemic to access information. The app is designed for Android and Apple devices to enable racial and ethnic minority groups to easily access
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South Sudan Joins Liberia, 47 Others As a Member of the ATU
[New Dawn] The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has welcomed its 49th member state after the Republic of South Sudan was officially admitted into the Union through an announcement made in Nairobi Kenya at the ATU Headquarters. South Sudan will be joining 48 other African countries and 54 ICT
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Delta Variant on the Rampage
By Earl Bousquet: July and August 2021 saw the Caribbean’s sunshine completely overshadowed by overcast COVID-19 clouds as the Delta Variant flew unhindered through the Americas, including the USA and Canada, as well as North, Central and South America. After arriving almost everywhere on Planet
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COVID-19 Vaccination Required For US immigrant Visas Effective October 1
All age-appropriate applicants for US immigrant visas (IV) worldwide will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for IV consideration effective October 1, 2021. This is according to the latest update from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC said if
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Africa's Attempts to Abandon Practice of Presidents for Life Suffer Another Setback
[This is Africa] African countries need to make a concerted effort to establish a continental two-term policy.
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Sir Hilary: Dismiss propaganda about slave trade
VICE chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Sir Hilary Beckles says those who have been disenfranchised by slavery and its legacies should dismiss the long-standing Western propaganda that African countries were complicit in the slave trade which saw Britain extracting wealth from
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In Zimbabwe, no one can breathe
BY Panashe Chigumadze On July 20, police in Zimbabwe arrested and detained journalist Hopewell Chin’ono. The prominent investigative reporter had blown the whistle on a $60 million corruption scandal in June. They also detained Jacob Ngarivhume, leader of Transform Zimbabwe, a political group
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Guinean political prisoners freed, regional bloc to discuss coup | News24
Guinea's military leaders have freed scores of political prisoners before a meeting of West African leaders to discuss their response to a coup that ousted President Alpha Conde.
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Mat South records 307 COVID-19 cases of vaccinated patients - NewsDay Zimbabwe
By PATRICIA SIBANDA MATABELELAND South province has recorded 307 COVID-19 cases involving fully vaccinated patients. This is out of a total of 4 666 cases recorded in the province since the start of the third wave of COVID-19 in May. Matabeleland South provincial epidemiology and disease control
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
One year on from COVID-19 in Africa, strengthening the health system remains a top concern
When the COVID-19 ravaged China and other Asian countries, renowned public health professionals and the World Health Organization were concerned about Africa's readiness and capacity in the face of the looming pandemic. However, as of May 1, 2021, Africa accounts for only 3.0% of global confirmed
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'Seems A Little Weird' - The Seattle Medium
New data reveals a stark difference in Covid-19 cases between schools that mask and schools that don't. The post 'Seems A Little Weird' appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
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Tracing the history of farming across Africa gives clues to low production outputs - NewsDay Zimbabwe
Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is under-performing, leaving 30% of people in the region food insecure. Food insecurity means that not all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary
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Adherence to Quarantine and Isolation Protocols
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New Coronavirus Variant a ‘Concern’ for Health Officials - Houston Forward Times
Delta be damned. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it is monitoring a new… The post New Coronavirus Variant a ‘Concern’ for Health Officials appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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67% Of Business Travelers to Reduce Trips Amid Rising Covid-19 Cases 
The lack of business travel and events has major repercussions for employment both directly on hotel properties, and in the broader community. Hotels are expected to end 2021 down nearly 500,000 jobs compared to 2019. For every 10 people directly employed on a hotel property, hotels support an
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What’s new about Mu?
(AP): Mu is a version of the coronavirus that was first identified in Colombia in January and has since caused isolated outbreaks in South America, Europe, and the United States. The World Health Organization last month listed it as a “variant of...
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Africa: Kagame - Donations Insufficient, Africa Needs to Produce Vaccines
[East African] Covid-19 vaccine donations will not cut it for Africa, and the continent needs to be serious about setting up vaccine manufacturing plants so as to end reliance on the West, Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said.
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COVID-19 vaccination compliance: What employers need to do - NewsDay Zimbabwe
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Kenya's Confirmed Covid Cases Rise By 277 to 185,868
[Nation] Kenya's number of confirmed Covid-19 cases, since the first one in March 2020, Sunday increased by 277 to 185,868, the Health ministry announced.
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Non-nationals must wait 2 weeks after second vaccine to enter Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
CHIEF Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram has issued a gentle reminder to non-nationals travelling to Trinidad and Tobago that they must wait two weeks after receiving the second dose of a covid19 vaccine. Only then will they be considered fully vaccinated and meet the criteria to enter the cou
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Africa CDC slams leaders for hollow vaccine pledges | Africanews
The African Union's health watchdog accused world leaders Thursday of falling short in their pledge to share coronavirus vaccines with poorer nations, and their failure risked making the disease endemic.
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Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Surpasses 23,000 as Total Cases Exceed One Million
[allAfrica] As of August 10, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 1,048,285.
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Jamaica votes in general election on September 3, 2020
Jamaicans are to go to the polls on Thursday, September 3, 2020. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement in Parliament a short while ago. Nomination Day will be Tuesday, August 18, 2020.  It will be Jamaica's 18th general...
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'Pledges don't put vaccines into peoples' arms' - Africa CDC slams leaders for hollow vaccine vows | News24
The African Union's health watchdog accused world leaders Thursday of falling short in their pledge to share coronavirus vaccines with poorer nations, and their failure risked making the disease endemic.
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Mu COVID Variant, Which May Be Vaccine-Resistant, Found in All But One U.S. State: Report
The mu variant of the coronavirus has been identified in all U.S. states except for Nebraska and has the potential to be more resistant to vaccines than other strains, public health experts
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Africa: How African Countries Most Affected By Covid-19 Cope As Continent Passes One Million Cases
[Premium Times] On Friday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa located in Brazzaville, Congo, said over one million COVID-19 cases had been confirmed on the continent.
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Govt’s silence on ‘no vaccine, no work policy’ irks CDEDI - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has expressed concern over Government’s silence on the ‘no vaccine, no work’ policy which companies in Malawi have instituted. CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa has made the remarks in a letter addressed to the newly
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Medical Experts Say COVID-19 Mu Variant Is Rare Despite Spread To 49 U.S. States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization both say the delta variant remains the most concerning threat to the U.S. and the world, despite the emergence of the mu variant, which has spread to 49 U.S. states.
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