African countries should benefit from Covid-19 vaccines being developed – Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa says it is essential that African countries benefit from the vaccines being developed and that everyone has equal access to a vaccine.
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🔒 You can contract Covid-19 twice – university researchers
A Covid-19 survivor from Hong-Kong has been re-infected, four and a half months after recovering. This is the first documented case of human re-infection.
Inside Covid-19: R249pm medical aid for 1.2m household workers; Black tobacco farmers say Govt supporting crooks. Ep 39
In Episode 39 of Inside Covid-19, Discovery and its partners combine to provide a R249 per month medical aid for 1.2m household workers.
SA can only lift lockdown when rate of Covid-19 infections slow – Zweli Mkhize
In line with WHO guidelines, the rate of new Covid-19 infections in SA must slow before we can lift the lockdown, says Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.
🔒 Gates’ warning 5 years ago; forget war – focus on a pandemic
This story outlines what Bill Gates warned global leaders five years ago about might happen if the SARS and Ebola virus messages were not heeded.
How innovative financing can support national health policies in Africa
Global Voice Group’s innovative financing model may help fight infectious diseases and has been successfully used in about 10 African countries for more than a decade.
Guinean student is first case of Ebola confirmed in Senegal
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal, a major hub for the business and aid community in West Africa, became the region’s fifth country to confirm a case of Ebola on Friday after a student arrived from neighbouring Guinea carrying the disease. Health Minister Awa Marie Coll Seck told a news conference the young man had turned up … Read more