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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

vaccination

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Africa

Rwanda’s Marburg Virus Outbreak Eases After Vaccinations With Mpox Still Spreading

Rwanda’s Marburg virus outbreak is showing signs of improvement following the vaccination of high-risk groups, including healthcare workers as per Reuters. However, Mpox cases continue to spread to new African countries, according to Rwanda's health minister and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. In early October, Rwanda initiated vaccinations to curb the Ebola-like Marburg virus outbreak in the country.

todayOctober 18, 2024 10

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Health / Medical

What is cervical cancer and how can it be prevented? Answers to key questions

      By Abba Mallum, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Beatrice M’mboga Akala, University of the Witwatersrand; Maureen Bilinga Tendwa, Rhodes University; Rakiya Saidu, University of Cape Town; Stephen Avery, University of Pennsylvania; Twalib Ngoma, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, and Wil Ngwa, Johns Hopkins University     In 2020 the World Health Organization rolled out a global strategy to eradicate cervical cancer by 2030. This is the fourth-most […]

todayJune 24, 2024 19

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Opinion Pieces

The Winter Season and Poultry Diseases

        By Hanks Saisai, Technical Advisor: Crops & Poultry   The transition from the warm summer months to the cold winter months has posed challenges for many poultry farmers in Namibia. Between May and September, farmers often encounter various health issues in their flocks.  To reduce the risk of poultry deaths, farmers need to be aware of the following aspects. The change in weather conditions has a […]

todayJune 10, 2024 17

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Africa

“Silent disease” outed at African Hepatitis Convention

From the left: Mark Sonderup, Danjuma Adda, Mark Heywood, Elaine Saayman and Yolaan Andrews during a session at the African Viral Hepatitis Convention on Saturday. Photo: Liezl Human   By Liezl Human, via GroundUp   The African Viral Hepatitis Convention this past week has put a spotlight on the need for eliminating hepatitis B and C, a disease which has infected millions of South Africans and can cause liver cancer if […]

todayMay 21, 2024 29

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Africa

Two new malaria vaccines are being rolled out across Africa: how they work and what they promise

    By Jaishree Raman, National Institute for Communicable Diseases   Malaria incidents are on the rise. There were 249 million cases of this parasitic disease in 2022, five million more than in 2021. Africa suffers more than any other region from malaria, with 94% of cases and 95% of deaths worldwide. This year two revolutionary malaria vaccines are being rolled out across the continent. Nadine Dreyer asks Jaishree Raman […]

todayApril 23, 2024 43

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Health / Medical

Cardiovascular risks and COVID-19: New research confirms the benefits of vaccination

Common cardiovascular complications of COVID-19 — including blood clots, stroke, arrhythmias and heart attacks — were substantially reduced in vaccinated patients. (Shutterstock) Glen Pyle, University of Guelph COVID-19 is a respiratory disease. Yet, from the earliest days of the pandemic, the cardiovascular risks associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection were clear: individuals with severe cases of COVID-19 often died from cardiovascular complications, and those with pre-existing cardiovascular disease were more likely to […]

todayMarch 26, 2024 18

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Environment

Bird flu: what is it, how does it spread and how can we protect ourselves from it?

    By Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu, University of Ibadan   There has been an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital. The viral disease, also called avian influenza, killed 441 chickens out of a flock of 641 on a farm. There have been several outbreaks bird flu across Africa over the past 18 years. Nigeria was the first African country to report an outbreak in February 2006. […]

todayMarch 25, 2024 14

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Health / Medical

Wave of new commitments marks historic step towards the elimination of cervical cancer

Governments, donors, multilateral institutions, and partners today announced major new policy, programmatic and financial commitments, including nearly US$ 600 million in new funding, to eliminate cervical cancer. If these ambitions to expand vaccine coverage and strengthen screening and treatment programs are fully realized, the world could eliminate a cancer for the first time. These commitments were made at the first-ever Global Cervical Cancer Elimination Forum: Advancing the Call to Action in Cartagena de Indias, […]

todayMarch 6, 2024 25

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Health / Medical

Namibia recordsnew Covid-19 cases, country doesn’t have vaccines

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has announced that as of 20 February 2024, there are 28 active cases and 3 hospitalisations. No deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded, while Rehoboth has had a localised increase in Covid-19 cases. With the WHO having announced that Namibia has no COVID-19 vaccines in stock, we contacted Health Executive Director Ben Nangombe.

todayFebruary 22, 2024 72

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