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Africa-CDC declared autonomous
Born in the aftermath of West Africa’s Ebola outbreak five years ago Expert terms the development as sign…
Kenya lockdowns ‘led to pregnancies, school dropouts’
Using lockdowns to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased teenage pregnancies and school dropouts, a…
WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19
The drug baricitinib (a type of drug known as a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, also used to treat…
Omicron variant: WHO stands with African nations, calls for borders to remain open
As a growing number of countries impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the…
Tanzania: Why COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines have delayed
Ensure variety of COVID-19 vaccines are available, major campaign on two-shots needed, scientist urges authorities Government spokesperson cites…
Less than 10% of African countries to hit key COVID-19 vaccination goal
Just five African countries, less than 10% of Africa’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the year-end target…
Tanzania to receive Pfizer vaccines by end of October
Intensify awareness campaign for jabs offered in two doses: experts More than 3.7 million doses expected via…
Tanzania posts ‘zero’ new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, reinstates weekly updates
Tanzania is now reporting weekly statistics on COVID-19 in compliance with World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, a major…
COVID-19: Tanzania sits on ‘idle capacity’ to detect variants
Bureaucracy hampers ability to use available resources in tackling new variants, expert The ‘largely undocumented’ progression of the…
COVID-19: President confirms cases as Tanzania enters third wave
President cites reports from regional hospital in Dar es-Salaam. No statistics revealed WHO-Africa in preliminary steps to…