Africa: Covid-19 Aid Falling Short: Rise in Poverty, Hunger Shows Need to Expand Social Protection
(Nairobi) – The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people’s rights to social security and an adequate standard of living.
In Brief: WHO calls out Tanzania for its lack of COVID-19 response
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a statement on Saturday calling the lack of COVID-19 response in Tanzania “very concerning.
Sudan: Humanitarian Response Plan 2021
After a remarkable year of political transformation and progress made in ensuring people’s freedoms, the transitional period continues to open up opportunities for peace-building and international engagement in Sudan.
Tanzania refuses COVID-19 vaccines
Government officials have dismissed COVID-19 vaccines and promoted unfounded remedies. Munyaradzi Makoni reports.
Policy and Institutional Responses to COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: Egypt
The Egyptian government implemented a nationwide lockdown and social distancing measures to control the spread of COVID-19 starting in March 2020. The highest levels of the central government were responsible for executing the country’s policy and institutional response, which was coordinated through the Higher Committee to Combat Coronavirus chaired by the prime minister.
The man behind Africa's COVID-19 response
“I remember being in the United States during the Christmas break and reading these stories about Wuhan and getting worried that this was going to hit us,” he said.
Eswatini in major COVID-19 response … as Mozambique lays foundation stones
An 18-month project on mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on food and nutrition security using Climate Smart Technologies (CSA) funded to the tune of US$180,000 by the European Union (EU) was launched at a colourful event in Eswatini on November 23, 2020, while Mozambique was still doing preparatory work.
The Place of African Traditional Medicine in Response to COVID-19 and Beyond
Mr. Martin Onyalo Odhiambo is a traditional herbal practitioner who handles herbal plants to help cure different ailments and diseases in human and animals. Based at the Medicinal Garden at the National Museum of Kenya in Nairobi, he works for Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH) as a program coordinator on plant medicine.
Morocco to Kick Off Mass Vaccination Plan with Chinese Drug
Morocco is gearing up for an ambitious COVID-19 vaccination program, aiming to vaccinate 80% of its adults in an operation starting this month that's relying initially on a Chinese vaccine that has not yet completed advanced trials to prove it is safe and effective.
Africa’s Response to COVID-19: Key Messages for IMF and World Bank
Africa’s Response to COVID-19: Key Messages for IMF and World Bank