An urgent measles and rubella (MR) vaccination campaign was launched today in Kajiado County by the Government of Kenya, with support of World Health Organization, WHO, UNICEF, Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The campaign, which will be conducted from 26 June to 5 July, aims to vaccinate 3.9 million children […]
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ICRC strongly condemns the killing of three M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF) staff members in Ethiopia
Download logo The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) strongly condemns the killing of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff members in Tigray region of Ethiopia on June 25. We stand in solidarity with their families, friends and colleagues as they mourn this painful loss. “I can't describe the shock we all felt to hear […]
Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 Statistics in South Africa (25 June 2021)
25 June COVID-19 statistics in South Africa. The number of new cases is 18 762 and the cumulative cases is 1 895 905. Number of deaths is 215 which brings the total to 59 621. Total number of recoveries is 1 690 380. The recovery rate is 89.2%. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of […]
Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 Statistics for RSA (25 June 2021)
COVID-19 UPDATE: A total of 73,709 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 18,762 new cases, which represents a 25.5% positivity rate. A further 215 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 59,621 to date. Read more: https://www.nicd.ac.za/latest-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-in-south-africa-25-june-2021/. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Institute for Communicable Diseases, […]
Coronavirus – Eswatini: COVID-19 Daily Info Update (25 June 2021)
Total Daily Tests: 780 New Confirmed Cases: 42 Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 18,989 Active Cases: 243 Recoveries: 18,068 (9 new) Currently Admitted: 29 New Deaths: 0 Total Deaths: 678 Total Vaccinated to Date: Received 1st Dose: 37,028; Received 1st and 2nd Dose: 9,768 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Government of the […]
Coronavirus – Zambia: COVID-19 Statistics Daily Status Update (25 June 2021)
COVID-19 report, 25th June: 2,595 new cases out of 11,059 tests (23% positivity); 3,513 recoveries; 60 new deaths (MTSRIP); 697 Dose 2 AZ given. Catch full update here: https://bit.ly/3zX0ZqO. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI). Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – Malawi: COVID-19 Daily Info Update (25 June 2021)
New Cases: 169 Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 35,388 Active Cases: 981 Total Recovered: 32,996 (22 New) Currently Admitted in Treatment Units: 36 (10 New) New Discharges from Treatment Units: 10 Total Tests Conducted: 262,827 (1,654 New) Total Deaths: 1,179 (1 New) Total Vaccinated to Date: First Dose – 385,114 (67 New). Second Dose 42,616 (223 New) […]
Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 Update (25 June 2021)
New Cases: 646 Sample Size: 6,429 Positivity Rate: 10.1% Recoveries: 391 Recorded Deaths: 18 Cumulative Tests: 1,933,402 Total Confirmed Cases: 181,885 Total Recoveries: 123,853 Cumulative Fatalities: 3,556 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Team Qhubeka NextHash launches #QHandUp campaign to raise funds for 108 Qhubeka bikes
This year we’re calling on you to put your hand up for Team Qhubeka NextHash (www.TeamQhubeka.com) and Qhubeka. Our goal is to raise funding for 108 Qhubeka bicycles during Le Tour de France which will change the lives of 108 children in Africa. To get the campaign underway, our eight participating riders all immediately committed […]
African Development Bank 2021 Annual Meetings: Members show support for plan to tackle Covid-19
Download logo The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) shareholders have shown strong support for the Bank’s proposals to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, and this as the continent faces the possibility of a third wave of infection amid poor vaccine access. This emerged from the 56th Annual Meetings of the Bank Group. The three-day event, which […]