Health
COVID-19 vaccines: AU, Africa CDC and COVAX call on donors and manufacturers to accelerate access
Joint statement on actions needed from 1 January 2022 on dose donations to African countries.
Health
Eight in 10 African countries to miss crucial COVID-19 vaccination goal
COVID-19 cases are declining slightly but remain stubbornly high.
coronavirus
Driving COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Ghana’s hard-to-reach communities
Ghana was the first country in the world to receive vaccines through COVAX in late February.
Health
COVID-19 cases surge in Africa, near first wave peak
A lack of adherence to transmission prevention measures has fuelled the new surge that coincides with colder seasonal weather in southern Africa and as more contagious variants spread.
Health
Togo: Using digital tools to fight COVID-19 and protect the most vulnerable
Government uses tech to contact trace, send money to the poor during lockdown, and now for vaccination rollout.
Health
Nigeria: COVID-19 vaccine rollout kicks off in Africa’s most populous country
First batch of COVAX vaccines arrived in March, country aims to inoculate 70% of 200 million people by 2022.
UN Affairs
Africa’s development remains an absolute priority for the UN system
UN Secretary-General told the African Groupp
Health
Ghana receives COVID-19 vaccinations
First historic shipment from international COVAX facility
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