John Nkengasong
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Africa
African health expert says ’tis time to manage, not contain COVID-19
The days of trying to contain the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Africa are over now that the virus is “everywhere,” says John Nkengasong of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Nkengasong’s comments are coming just as the continent’s cumulative caseload passed 10 million, a sign that it made no more sense to try to hold it…
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Conference underscores urgent need for new Public Health Order in Africa
The first international Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA2021) hosted by the African Union (AU) and Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) ended on Friday, with a call for urgent new Public Health Order on the continent. The three days conference focused on the need to address long-standing health challenges on the continent, including vaccine inequity…
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Number of COVID-19 infections in Africa rising sharply – Centre
The number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Africa is increasing rapidly against the backdrop of the discovery of the new Omicron variant, according to the Africa Centre for Infectious Diseases (Africa CDC). Earlier, 52,300 new cases were registered in the whole African continent, an increase of 105 per cent, compared to the previous week when South Africa alone recorded 31,000…
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