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Preparing Africa for future pandemics

Africa Science Focus looks at COVID-19 research showing how the continent can respond to future health crises.

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Urgent action for persons with disabilities

Hardships for persons with disabilities that COVID-19 worsened need urgent attention, writes Michelle Mbuthia.

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Remote network plugs Sudan’s health gaps

A tele-mentoring approach helped Sudan increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

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Boosting COVID-19 vaccines uptake

Africa is seeing increased uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, which could help high-risk individuals, experts say.

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Strengthening disease surveillance

Increased local capacity could boost genetic sequencing of COVID-19 virus, and aid disease surveillance.

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Cracking the mRNA code

Africa Science Focus finds out how African researchers unlocked the secrets of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.

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Is the pandemic over in Africa?

Africa Science Focus takes you onto the streets of Nairobi to get an update on COVID-19.

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‘Baptism by fire’ for young doctor

How life on the pandemic frontlines changed South Africa’s youngest female doctor’s perspective on life.

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Why target only Africa?

African scientists decry COVID-19-induced travel restrictions targeting only countries in Southern Africa.

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Less than a third

Of 25 African countries analysed, only 27 per cent of healthcare workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as the Omicron variant sweeps the continent.

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Only 1 in 7 cases detected

WHO launches rapid test drive.

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Prepared countries worst hit

African countries deemed to have higher health crisis preparedness were the most vulnerable, a study says.

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COVID-19 crisis deepens

Africa’s COVID-19 deaths could rise to 500,000 by October, experts say.

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Learning lessons from Ebola

Lessons from the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa are helping the region to control COVID-19, researchers say.

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Battling ‘unknown’ enemy in Tanzania

Tanzanian president calls for precautions against COVID-19 but data on the disease burden remains hidden.

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Vaccine doubters’ COVID risk

Vaccine fears mean world risks falling short of COVID immunity levels – study.

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COVID-19: South Africa’s storm

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says the raging COVID-19 pandemic is the nation’s gravest crisis in history.

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COVID-19 and saving women, children

COVID-19 could increase the deaths of pregnant women and young children in Africa by ten to 50 per cent.

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The next pandemic is coming

SciDev.Net looks ahead to the spectre of the next global pandemic — where will it come from, what form will it take and how might it be avoided?

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A shot at COVID-19 test kits swipe

WHO Africa disagrees with Tanzanian president’s claim that the country’s COVID-19 test kits are not valid.

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Africa’s COVID-19 R&D priorities

Africa’s COVID-19 R&D priorities show a need to focus on key populations including patients with HIV.

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COVID-19 stigma and mental health

Africa’s fragile health system seems not ready to handle mental health issues resulting from COVID-19.

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Fighting food insecurity during pandemic

To prevent COVID-19-induced calamities, Africa needs to have inclusive food systems, says a report.

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COVID-19 trials in Africa

New coalition to boost capacity of low-resource countries to conduct COVID-19 research.

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COVID-19 and SDGs in Africa

COVID-19 could make Africa struggle to achieve SDGs such as health, inequalities and economic growth.

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Public transport and COVID-19

Africa needs urgent actions to ensure that its weak public transport does not fuel COVID-19 spread.

Opinion

Fighting COVID-19 misinformation

To win the war against COVID-19, timely, balanced and factual information is critical, writes Elizabeth Ntonjira.

News

COVID-19 and Africa’s older people

Societal social protection structures may make Africa elderly less vulnerable to COVID-19 pandemic.

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Preparing Africa for future pandemics

02/11/23

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World still in shadow of COVID-19 mental health legacy

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Disability in a pandemic – Africa’s forgotten families

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South Africa’s R&D spending declined during COVID-19

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Maternal deaths data points to COVID vaccine policy gap

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COVID-19 vaccine uptake ‘rising in Africa’

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