[ad_1] While international attention is focused on the COVID-19-19 pandemic, measles continues to kill large numbers of people, mostly children, in the Democratic Republic of the CongoDRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad. The world’s largest measles outbreak is still spreading DRC“That he’s also fighting an Ebola epidemic.” Since the …
Read More »E-commerce reviving sales for African companies during COVID-19
[ad_1] Addis Ababa – Imagine using a second to sell three thousand (3,000) bags of a coffee product that have so far been fallow in warehouses in Rwanda for months due to loading stops caused by the global blockade of COVID-19! This is what happened on May 14, 2020 during …
Read More »‘COVID-19 could deepen malnutrition in Africa’
[ad_1] ANKARA The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed its concern about the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on food security in Africa. The impact of the disease is expected to be greater among those struggling with food scarcity and malnutrition, while widespread food insecurity might rise due to …
Read More »Ethiopia, United States signs $ 230 million development partnership agreement
[ad_1] The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Federal Ministry of Finance signed a new development partnership agreement with Ethiopia this week worth more than $ 230 million. Admasu Nebebe, Minister of Finance of the State of Ethiopia, and Sean Jones, USAID Director …
Read More »E-commerce revives sales for African companies during COVID-19
[ad_1] Addis Ababa, May 15, 2020 (ECA) – Imagine using one second to sell three thousand (3,000) bags of a coffee product that have so far been fallow in warehouses in Rwanda for months due to loading stops caused by the global blockade of COVID-19. This is what happened on …
Read More »Coronavirus Vaccine: Macaque Monkey Trial Offers Hope
[ad_1] Screenshot Elisa Granato was the first volunteer to be injected into a human trial. A coronavirus vaccine appears to have provided protection against Covid-19 disease in six rhesus macaque monkeys. It gives early hope for the vaccine, which is now undergoing human clinical trials. However, there is no guarantee …
Read More »Coronavirus: CDC Warns Doctors About Inflammatory Disease in Children
[ad_1] The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. USA They warn doctors about a rare inflammatory disease found in children related to the coronavirus. The CDC issued a notice Thursday about a “multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children” that has been reported in other countries and linked to the coronavirus …
Read More »The mental health needs of migrants and displaced persons must be part of the COVID-19 response – World
[ad_1] Geneva – Highlighting the profound impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the mental health of people around the world, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) calls for governments around the world to take proactive measures to ensure health mental and psychosocial. The needs of migrants and displaced …
Read More »Ethiopia coronavirus: 287 cases, IOM reports 10,000 repatriated migrants
[ad_1] May 15: 287 cases, returnees reach 10,000 – says UN Total confirmed cases = 287 (new cases = 15)Total recoveries = 112 (new recoveries = 4)Total deaths = 5Active cases = 168 All new cases involve men. Seven with travel history, seven with confirmed case contact and one without …
Read More »Coronavirus involved in a quarter of deaths of nursing home residents in England and Wales | World News
[ad_1] More than a quarter of all deaths of nursing home residents in England and Wales since the onset of the coronavirus crisis involved Covid-19, official figures show. Data from the Office of National Statistics reveals that in the period from March 2 to May 1, 2020, there were 45,899 …
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