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Africa: At Least 80 Million Children Under One at Risk of Diseases Such as Diphtheria, Measles and Polio as COVID-19 Disrupts Routine Vaccination Efforts, Warn Gavi, WHO and UNICEF
This stark warning comes from the World Health Organization, UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ahead of the Global Vaccine Summit on 4 June, at which world leaders will come together to help maintain immunization programmes and mitigate the impact of the pandemic in lower-income
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A tale of two plagues in Oran, Algeria: COVID-19 brings a dystopian novel to life
ORAN, Algeria — A mysterious virus rips through the city of Oran, Algeria, in Albert Camus’ novel “The
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Kenya: Glaring Errors Raise Questions Over 2017 Polls
Glaring errors in the results of the August 8, 2017, General Election, published on the website of the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), have kicked up a storm, with leaders calling for a reorganisation of the commission before the proposed referendum and the 2022 General
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Slave Introduces Smallpox Vaccination
The ravages of smallpox were lessened in the 1700s because Onesimus, a slave to Cotton Mather in Boston, introduced an African vaccination practice that had made his body immune to the smallpox virus. Dr. Zabdiel Boylston of Boston inoculated some 240 people, following Onesimus's description of
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11 die in new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 17 Ebola cases in a new outbreak of the deadly virus in the western province of Equateur and 11 of those infected have died, health officials said on
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Somalia: Taiwan-China Diplomatic Competition Comes to Somaliland
[VOA] Somaliland, a self-declared independent region of Somalia in east Africa, has formally recognized Taiwan, another government that lacks United Nations recognition.
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Kenya: COVID-19 Reversing Decades of Progress With SDGs - UN Report
[Nation] The coronavirus is reversing decades of progress in poverty eradication, healthcare and education, with effects of the pandemic devastating the most vulnerable and leaving them further behind, a new study has shown.
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Africa could have Covid-19 vaccine early next year if human trials work - SA trial lead | News24
Africa could have a Covid-19 vaccine in the first quarter of 2021 if human trials underway in South Africa succeed.
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Gabriel calls for pace by any means necessary
West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel believes the West Indies should play to their strength and replicate the plans which brought them overwhelming success against England last
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The suggestion by Quality Incorporations VII Ltd Director Krishna Vaswani is that the Government starts reopening the economy in parishes where there are few cases of the novel
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Rowley optimistic over CPL but warns of challenges | New York Carib News
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley said he was “cautiously optimistic” the entire six-week Caribbean Premier League could be staged here later this year but cautioned that the tournament would have to align with the country’s existing COVID-19
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Africas First COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Have Begun In South Africa
A COVID-19 vaccine trial program began in South Africa last week — the first for the African continent — as the nations coronavirus case count []
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Op-Ed: As COVID-19 Phase 3 Vaccine Studies Begin, We Must Improve Minority Participation in Clinical Trials | Dallas Weekly
The minority community’s relationship with the medical and scientific world has not been built upon trust. This is particularly true with African Americans. Brutal and unethical historical practices in medicine subjected African American bodies to dissection and autopsy material without their
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People returning home must remain in quarantine for 14 days
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Burkina Faso resumes polio vaccination campaigns - Voice Online
BURKINA FASO has concluded a four-day mass polio immunization campaign, vaccinating 174 304 children under... The post Burkina Faso resumes polio vaccination campaigns appeared first on Voice Online.
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Holness under tourism pressure
DAYS AFTER tourism advocates called for the Holness administration to declare a timeline for the resumption of incoming air and sea travel, Jamaica’s most powerful private-sctor lobby has added pressure for a clear road map towards a “date for a safe and sustainable
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CMO: Too early for persons to develop immunity for COVID-19
Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says not enough time has passed to determine whether persons who have had COVID-19 will develop immunity to the disease. “It is still early to determine if and when persons...
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Hotspot expats to be barred if pretest positive for COVID-19
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaican nationals who are permanent residents of the states of New York, Florida, Texas, and Arizona who want to travel home will be barred from returning if they do not have proof of testing negative for COVID-19. Chief Medical...
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Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. hosts Juneteenth Day “Conquer COVID-19” giveaway event
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From gyms to village cricket - England sees more easing ahead - Stabroek News
LONDON, (Reuters) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would set out how sectors of the economy which remain in a coronavirus lockdown such as indoor gyms, swimming pools and nail bars would be allowed to
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Beyond symbolism: The Gospel of Christ
The Gospel of Jesus Christ, that is, the Grace of God announces to hearers and delivers to resultant believers and partakers the finished or accomplished work of Jesus
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Magufuli sacks health deputy minister
Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli has appointed Dr Godwin Mollel as the new deputy minister for Health after sacking Dr Faustine
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Renewed coronavirus outbreak in Leicester, city back to lockdown - African Voice Newspaper
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke ion Monday 29 June 2020 at the House of Commons about local measures to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Leicester. Addressing the Speaker of the House of Commons,Matt Hancock said:with permission, I would like to make a statement
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Africa: Public Space a 'Lifeline' for Post-Lockdown Cities
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Burkina Faso: Escalating Conflict Is Fueling a Humanitarian Crisis in Eastern Burkina Faso
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Public education campaigns on the coronavirus need to be stepped up throughout the country - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, There has been a disturbing and alarming rise in the number of persons affected by the deadly COVID-19 virus in Guyana. The article Public education campaigns on the coronavirus need to be stepped up throughout the country appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Beyond symbolism: The Gospel of Christ
THERE are many doctrinal differences or schisms across the body of Christ or the church in simple. However biblical truth has to be known. There has always been debate in areas of water baptism, confirmation, holy communion and many other practices. Apostle Paul reveales to us God’s heartbeat in
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