WACP commends sub-region’s COVID-19 response
Lists "areas of concern"
Says lack of testing facilities remains a challenge
Urges governments to prevent death of health workers
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Africa loses $65.7b to COVID-19 in one month – ECA
A month of lockdown across Africa cost the continent about 2.5 percent of its annual GDP, equivalent to about 65.7 billion U.S. dollars per month, a newly published United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) report revealed on…
Asthma therapies can reduce risk of COVID-19 infection – Prof. Erhabor
World Asthma Day 2020 Special Interview: Part 2
In this second part of the special interview to mark the 2020 World Asthma Day, Professor Gregory Erhabor, a professor of Medicine and Consultant Chest Physician at the…
Up to 190,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa if not controlled – New WHO…
Eighty-three thousand to 190,000 people in Africa could die of COVID-19 and 29 million to 44 million could get infected in the first year of the pandemic if containment measures fail, a new study by the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Asthma still poorly diagnosed and inadequately treated – Prof. Erhabor
World Asthma Day 2020 Special Interview: Part 1
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the 2020 World Asthma Day on Tuesday May 5, renowned Professor of…
World Malaria Day: Global partnership tasks countries on timely action against malaria
The Roll Back Malaria (RBM), a partnership towards ending malaria, has called on countries to act and save almost 400,000 additional lives from malaria, even as the world was grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic.
RBM, a global platform…
Buhari named as ECOWAS ‘Champion of COVID-19 response’
President Muhammadu Buhari has been appointed the ‘Champion of the COVID-19 response’ by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government.
The appointment took place Thursday at the…
Don’t allow COVID-19 eclipse other health issues, WHO urges countries
As countries battle to bring COVID-19 pandemic under control, WHO today urged African countries to ensure that other heath emergencies are not neglected while progress made on existing diseases such as malaria and polio are maintained.…
COVID-19: Nigeria receives medical equipment from UN
Nigeria has taken delivery of the various medical equipment donated by the UN to aid its efforts at combating coronavirus scourge in the country.
The country's Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika took delivery of the equipment on…
Nigeria extends lockdown for 14 days
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has extended the ongoing lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State by an additional 14 days to curb the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
In a presidential broadcast on Monday April 13, the President announced…